PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoUseless white metal, nothing will ever come of itimagemessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down11
arrow-up1356arrow-down1imageUseless white metal, nothing will ever come of itPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to A Comm for Historymemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square24linkfedilink
minus-squaretburkhol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·16 days agoI love the story that Napolean went to the unimaginable luxury of having a whole set of aluminum tableware made up to awe his visitors.
minus-squarelemming741@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·16 days agoThe cap on the Washington Monument is aluminum because it was so precious in 1884, comparable to silver. https://evolutiondc.museum.gwu.edu/the-washington-monument-capstone/
minus-squareBastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 days agoThe aluminum set was only for the most distinguished guests, the other guests had to eat with the less luxurious gold cutlery.
I love the story that Napolean went to the unimaginable luxury of having a whole set of aluminum tableware made up to awe his visitors.
The cap on the Washington Monument is aluminum because it was so precious in 1884, comparable to silver.
https://evolutiondc.museum.gwu.edu/the-washington-monument-capstone/
The aluminum set was only for the most distinguished guests, the other guests had to eat with the less luxurious gold cutlery.