New Teaspoon Advice Please

[Butter Face]

Bartlimans is a fool, a fool I say.

[wolfracesonic]

Bartlimans is fool, or so I thought until I read his review on a set of 4 solar powered garden lights, most perceptive I thought; 4 stars out of five BTW.

[NDA]

Butter Face said:

Bartlimans is a fool, a fool I say.

Not only a fool but known in spoon circles as 'Felonious Monk' - for good reason.

[DickyC]

Dubbed 'Perfidious Bartlimans' by La Cuillère.

[Blib]

If poor LeRoy Bartlimans ever, EVER googles his name.......







And, rightly so! When it comes to tea spoons, LeRoy Bartlimans is a charlatan!

[eldar]

Some assistance please. I discovered the spoon below apparently discarded in the grass verge near my home. It was uncorroded or discoloured, so probably hadn't been there long.

On examination it has a passing resemblance to a run of the mill Margrave, but has no markings whatsoever.

I also suspect it is made of an unusual alloy due to its weight, 22g. A conventional design would be around 27g to 35g. An aluminium spoon, as used by the parachute regiment is slightly lighter, but has no significant strength. This spoon is very strong.

It has been suggested it may be titanium, possibly from USAF, who were supposed to use such spoons on the U2 and similar.

Anyone any ideas? I've never actually seen any spoon similar.

[wolfracesonic]

Skunkworks product? I didn't think they'd even been de-classified yet, so how you've come across it is mystery.

[Blib]

Were you in Leicestershire when you found it?

[ellroy]

Although the paras do use light kit there are other airborne elements who need a bit more strength in their kit, gunners, spit, and the far more elite Royal Engineers of 9 Squadron and the like. My guess is it’s one of their tool spoons, designed to be as light as possible, they’re still airborne, but also needs to be able to deal with industrial strength tea from a Norwegian, made with condensed milk, as well as aiding in bridging tasks and occasionally as a short fuse detonator in dems tasks. It certainly has the patina of something that’s been in close contact with an MGB carrying handle to my eye.

[KP328]

The Teaspoon just looks like a Margrave 45(b) although its hard to tell without seeing it in the metal and giving it a test stir, it's nothing special and was probably accidentally dropped by a council worker after consuming a cup a soup.

[SCEtoAUX]

KP328 said:

The Teaspoon just looks like a Margrave 45(b) although its hard to tell without seeing it in the metal and giving it a test stir, it's nothing special and was probably accidentally dropped by a council worker after consuming a cup a soup.

Do you not think that the handle taper is one or two degrees too steep for a Margrave 45?

Edited by SCEtoAUX on Sunday 12th May 23:25

[KP328]

SCEtoAUX said:

Do you not think that the handle taper is one or two degrees to steep for a Margrave 45?

You have a keen eye yes, it might be a Margrave 44. In my defense it's hard to tell looking at that photo.

[55palfers]

Fellow Spoonists,

I hesitate, so late in the day, to bring these abominations to your attention.

When I was in the dealership this afternoon putting the finishing touches to the specification of my new Royce Cullinan, it was suggested by the "so-called salesman" that I consider the following optional extra.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-703...

The somewhat exuberant £44K price tag could have been absorbed by a few enthusiastic Forex transactions, until I was acquainted of these, frankly absurd caviar "spoons"



Suffice to say my order was immediately cancelled and the employment of the shiny suited and shabby shoed faux parvenu terminated.

I am presently awaiting the courtesy of a response to my impassioned missive from the anagrammatically entitled Torsten Müller-Ötvös to explain just what on earth he was thinking / imbibing when he sanctioned such a travesty of the art of the spoon.

I will now have a lie down and a small Louis XIII cognac to steady my nerves.

Goodnight.

[eldar]

Blib said:

Were you in Leicestershire when you found it?

I was, as was the spoon when found.

My research continues, without much success so far.

[wolfracesonic]

55palfers said:

Fellow Spoonists,

I hesitate, so late in the day, to bring these abominations to your attention.

When I was in the dealership this afternoon putting the finishing touches to the specification of my new Royce Cullinan, it was suggested by the "so-called salesman" that I consider the following optional extra.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-703...

The somewhat exuberant £44K price tag could have been absorbed by a few enthusiastic Forex transactions, until I was acquainted of these, frankly absurd caviar "spoons"



Suffice to say my order was immediately cancelled and the employment of the shiny suited and shabby shoed faux parvenu terminated.

I am presently awaiting the courtesy of a response to my impassioned missive from the anagrammatically entitled Torsten Müller-Ötvös to explain just what on earth he was thinking / imbibing when he sanctioned such a travesty of the art of the spoon.

I will now have a lie down and a small Louis XIII cognac to steady my nerves.

Goodnight.

My God, those look like something a dentist would use! If you're thinking of giving Bentley a go instead palfers, don't bother, much the same I'm afraid. I beat a hasty retreat when shown their equivalent offering. How hard can it be!

[Blib]

eldar said:

Blib said:

Were you in Leicestershire when you found it?

I was, as was the spoon when found.

My research continues, without much success so far.

Hmmm.....then my hunch is that it's a molested, MacLagan Munro 14(b). That would explain the ridiculously spruced return flange.

I can't be doing with spruced flanges.

[eldar]

Blib said:

Hmmm.....then my hunch is that it's a molested, MacLagan Munro 14(b). That would explain the ridiculously spruced return flange.

I can't be doing with spruced flanges.

An interesting hunch. I’m not a huge devotee of MacLagan, oversprucing is not attractive.

An elderly gent in the Facebook group “Unusual spoons in South Leicestershire” opines it may be a spoon commissioned for the British space project, which was based nearby in the 1960s.

Spoon, caddy, port and tongs were commissioned in lightweight versions, and MacLagan were at least approached to produce them.

An answer may be in sight.

[glenrobbo]

Just veering off-piste for a moment, I was wondering about choices of tea:

Darjeeling
Assam
Lapsang Souchong
Earl Grey ( available in 50 different shades and burger mott )
Typhoo
Aung Song Su Chai
Nettle
Camomile ( blends into its' surroundings and can be difficult to spot, especially from 1760 yards range. )
Mister
PG Tips
Brook Bond Dividend
Brooke Shields
Pu-erh Missus
Oolong
Traditional Jasmine
Modern Jazzmine
Pine needle


These are just some of the various types of tea that are currently not in stock in my cupboard.

What would be the aficionados favourite for:
a ) everyday quaffing
b ) top level competition?

Also, my mate a close associate some bloke on the Trivia Thread, DickyC ( who shall be nameless ) has run out of teabags ( !!! Yes, I know! ) and has only an old but unopened pack of loose tea of indeterminate origin in his pantry. But has either lost or misplaced his strainer.

What would be his safest course of action? Advice please...

Edited by glenrobbo on Sunday 19th May 11:00

[anonymous-user]

Is this a good investment?
I am asking for a close friend

[eldar]

A Fermi Royale Buttock, for the wedding of Prince Rupert of Wallonia.

Pretty much a souvenir design, marketed to mid level Belgian Gentry. That said, quite unusual, current value around £150 to £180. You won’t lose money, nor make a fortune.

A safe but unexciting investment.