New Teaspoon Advice Please
Discussion
wolfracesonic said:
I look forward to the Spoon Expo at Wembley when it comes around, it draws the great unwashed to it so the rest of us can get on with our more discerning events; has anyone here managed to get tickets for Essen, the members event, not the the public day, naturally?
Yes, i will be at Essen doing a very interesting demonstration into why flat handle Teaspoons are far superior to round handle Teaspoons.
Be prepared to be educated and amazed at the different vortexes that can be achieved !
Butter Face said:
KP328 is well known for his controversial stirring.If you really want to get him going. Mention triangular handles just after he finishes his (overly long and tedious) bit about the Lithuanian oval revival, and the countesses hair piece which yawned, stretched and walked off during an alternative performance of Swan Lake based on round handled spoons.
I beg to differ. The Photograph is certainly not Adolf Krupp, more likely Bertrand Poole, his last stunt double. If you check the hairline, there can be little doubt.
The spoon looks rather like a good quality copy, probably Turkish from 1890 to 1896. the flanging lacks the craftsmanship of Krupp.
I suspect another Blib prank, he is after all ambidextrous...
Confess, damn you.
A very rare photo of Adolf Krupp, along with his prototype Krupp 1A(b), which he built in Hamburg between March and June 1871.
As you can see, Krupp originally intended to use a single, 'gated' return flange. This led to the unfortunate "Beer Cellar" incident later that year, when Krupp completely lost the use of his eyebrows. All later models used the twin-flange design with which we are now so familiar.
Of particular note is that this spoon is designed for a left handed stirrer. Krupp was a lefty, as am I.
This spoon in now in my personal collection. I will be demonstrating the 1A(b), using a variety of teas and cups, next month at the London Classic Spoon Expo at Wembley.
Come and say hi.
ETA: Though to be honest, I actively dislike most on here. So, dont bother
The spoon looks rather like a good quality copy, probably Turkish from 1890 to 1896. the flanging lacks the craftsmanship of Krupp.
I suspect another Blib prank, he is after all ambidextrous...
Confess, damn you.
Blib said:
A very rare photo of Adolf Krupp, along with his prototype Krupp 1A(b), which he built in Hamburg between March and June 1871.
As you can see, Krupp originally intended to use a single, 'gated' return flange. This led to the unfortunate "Beer Cellar" incident later that year, when Krupp completely lost the use of his eyebrows. All later models used the twin-flange design with which we are now so familiar.
Of particular note is that this spoon is designed for a left handed stirrer. Krupp was a lefty, as am I.
This spoon in now in my personal collection. I will be demonstrating the 1A(b), using a variety of teas and cups, next month at the London Classic Spoon Expo at Wembley.
Come and say hi.
ETA: Though to be honest, I actively dislike most on here. So, dont bother
Edited by Blib on Thursday 16th January 08:44
A little something from the family archive here
Bought from Hector MacDuff by my Great-great-grandfather for his son, my great-grandfather, on the day before he left for the Boer War, he carried this spoon through the seige of Ladysmith then eventually returned home and laid the spoon up carefully in his drawer. Some years later, he gave it to my great uncle, his oldest son, when he left for Flanders in the Great War, 3 years he carried it through the horrors of the trenches until he also returned home, wrapped it in oilcloth, and put it in the bottom of his sock drawer.
There it remained until 1942, when his eldest son, my uncle took it for good luck to accompany him to North Africa this time, stirring brew-ups throughout the Libyan desert, being held in his breast pocket when not in use.
Well you can probably see the large dent in it, well it was put there by a Nazi bullet!
One day, he was on patrol when he walked into the sights of a German sniper, crosshairs right over his heart, the bullet flew, straight to its target and would surely have torn right through my uncle's heart but for that old MacDuff teaspoon. The bullet hit the spoon, ricocheted off, straight up his nose and blew his brains out. It was sent home with his effects
Bought from Hector MacDuff by my Great-great-grandfather for his son, my great-grandfather, on the day before he left for the Boer War, he carried this spoon through the seige of Ladysmith then eventually returned home and laid the spoon up carefully in his drawer. Some years later, he gave it to my great uncle, his oldest son, when he left for Flanders in the Great War, 3 years he carried it through the horrors of the trenches until he also returned home, wrapped it in oilcloth, and put it in the bottom of his sock drawer.
There it remained until 1942, when his eldest son, my uncle took it for good luck to accompany him to North Africa this time, stirring brew-ups throughout the Libyan desert, being held in his breast pocket when not in use.
Well you can probably see the large dent in it, well it was put there by a Nazi bullet!
One day, he was on patrol when he walked into the sights of a German sniper, crosshairs right over his heart, the bullet flew, straight to its target and would surely have torn right through my uncle's heart but for that old MacDuff teaspoon. The bullet hit the spoon, ricocheted off, straight up his nose and blew his brains out. It was sent home with his effects
21st Century Man said:
Does anyone know anything about 'Kosaji' Japanese teaspoons and if anyone in the UK has been prosecuted for possession?
As I understand it is illegal to trade or attempt to trade in them. I think they're legal to own providing they were originally made over 100 years ago. Happy to be corrected though.Tyre Smoke said:
21st Century Man said:
Does anyone know anything about 'Kosaji' Japanese teaspoons and if anyone in the UK has been prosecuted for possession?
As I understand it is illegal to trade or attempt to trade in them. I think they're legal to own providing they were originally made over 100 years ago. Happy to be corrected though.Tempting isn't it?
Hugo a Gogo said:
A little something from the family archive here
Bought from Hector MacDuff by my Great-great-grandfather for his son, my great-grandfather, on the day before he left for the Boer War, he carried this spoon through the seige of Ladysmith then eventually returned home and laid the spoon up carefully in his drawer. Some years later, he gave it to my great uncle, his oldest son, when he left for Flanders in the Great War, 3 years he carried it through the horrors of the trenches until he also returned home, wrapped it in oilcloth, and put it in the bottom of his sock drawer.
There it remained until 1942, when his eldest son, my uncle took it for good luck to accompany him to North Africa this time, stirring brew-ups throughout the Libyan desert, being held in his breast pocket when not in use.
Well you can probably see the large dent in it, well it was put there by a Nazi bullet!
One day, he was on patrol when he walked into the sights of a German sniper, crosshairs right over his heart, the bullet flew, straight to its target and would surely have torn right through my uncle's heart but for that old MacDuff teaspoon. The bullet hit the spoon, ricocheted off, straight up his nose and blew his brains out. It was sent home with his effects
Talking of War spoons reminds me of a distant uncle on the American side of the family who went to Vietnam, taking his good luck spoon with him. Made of gold it was, originally belonged to Tecumsah Sherman, the gold being taken from the mouths of Confederate prisoners, it being used for fillings back then. Anyway whilst flying over the north one day in his C130, whilst trying to defect with Jane Fonda, he was shot down. Parachuting into a rice paddy he saw the VC approaching; quick, where to hide his spoon? There was only one place, so up it went. For six years it remained hidden, it having to be re-inserted every time nature took its course, not easy with a table spoon. Any way, he made it home, spoon and all. Apparently it doesn’t get used much.Bought from Hector MacDuff by my Great-great-grandfather for his son, my great-grandfather, on the day before he left for the Boer War, he carried this spoon through the seige of Ladysmith then eventually returned home and laid the spoon up carefully in his drawer. Some years later, he gave it to my great uncle, his oldest son, when he left for Flanders in the Great War, 3 years he carried it through the horrors of the trenches until he also returned home, wrapped it in oilcloth, and put it in the bottom of his sock drawer.
There it remained until 1942, when his eldest son, my uncle took it for good luck to accompany him to North Africa this time, stirring brew-ups throughout the Libyan desert, being held in his breast pocket when not in use.
Well you can probably see the large dent in it, well it was put there by a Nazi bullet!
One day, he was on patrol when he walked into the sights of a German sniper, crosshairs right over his heart, the bullet flew, straight to its target and would surely have torn right through my uncle's heart but for that old MacDuff teaspoon. The bullet hit the spoon, ricocheted off, straight up his nose and blew his brains out. It was sent home with his effects
21st Century Man said:
Tyre Smoke said:
21st Century Man said:
Does anyone know anything about 'Kosaji' Japanese teaspoons and if anyone in the UK has been prosecuted for possession?
As I understand it is illegal to trade or attempt to trade in them. I think they're legal to own providing they were originally made over 100 years ago. Happy to be corrected though.Tempting isn't it?
I'm surprised to hear of Chinese and even Cambodian copies, I doubt very much the harmonics will be the same, although with some rough Hagi pottery or wood I don't suppose it matters, but then what would be the point anyway? Kosaji are actually perfectly legal in Japan, they can even be obtained from vending machines in some of the more notorious arts & craft districts of Tokyo and Yokohama. I note James May didn't even touch on the subject though, too controversial I expect?
21st Century Man said:
I'm surprised to hear of Chinese and even Cambodian copies, I doubt very much the harmonics will be the same, although with some rough Hagi pottery or wood I don't suppose it matters, but then what would be the point anyway? Kosaji are actually perfectly legal in Japan, they can even be obtained from vending machines in some of the more notorious arts & craft districts of Tokyo and Yokohama. I note James May didn't even touch on the subject though, too controversial I expect?
I bow to your obvious expertise, I rely on the scuttlebutt swirling around the edges.Vending machines, whatever next?
eldar said:
21st Century Man said:
I'm surprised to hear of Chinese and even Cambodian copies, I doubt very much the harmonics will be the same, although with some rough Hagi pottery or wood I don't suppose it matters, but then what would be the point anyway? Kosaji are actually perfectly legal in Japan, they can even be obtained from vending machines in some of the more notorious arts & craft districts of Tokyo and Yokohama. I note James May didn't even touch on the subject though, too controversial I expect?
I bow to your obvious expertise, I rely on the scuttlebutt swirling around the edges.Vending machines, whatever next?
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