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Post by bridgeplayer on Jul 16, 2019 14:44:24 GMT
I came across a ‘thing’ that I’d heard of but didn’t know much about. I looked up the town where the thing originated and found this relevant Blue Dot image:  Those containers could contain anything, so here is a clue to what’s being produced inside:  (It’s not any kind of knife.) Good luck! |
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Post by krenek on Jul 16, 2019 15:11:59 GMT
  (i'm kind of obliged to be first today  )
a nice find!
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Post by Utapao on Jul 16, 2019 15:24:34 GMT
 I had a friend who had a large collection of the thing the girl is holding! That helped!! |
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Post by lockhopper on Jul 16, 2019 16:06:01 GMT
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Post by bridgeplayer on Nov 19, 2019 20:14:32 GMT
Well done all.
The answer: This utensil is an absinthe spoon, whose function is explained here. Absinthe originated in the Val-de-Travers region in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland in the 18th century. “It rose to great popularity as an alcoholic drink in late 19th- and early 20th-century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers.” Commercial production started in the town of Couvet in Val-de-Travers. The Blue Dot image shows some ‘alembics’ in a modern absinthe distillery in Couvet, the Distillerie Artemisia Bugnon. 46.9241°N, 6.6336°E |
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