Yea John K I have the book and I was just hoping someone could come up with facts but the 1700's is to good to be true. The 1850 or + would be more like it. Later Jon T
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From: John Kramer <kramer@kramerize.com>
To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com
Cc: ammlist@lists.xmission.com
Subject: MtMan-List: Re: AMM-List: aluminum
Date: Sunday, November 08, 1998 2:34 PM
Jon T.
The only attributed cookware of George Washington's, I am aware of, is
pictured
in "Collector's Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution"
George C.
Neumann and Frank J. Kravic ISBN 0-8117-0394-0
Page 94 shows the cook kit with plates, platters and pots all in tin. The
confusion may result from the top of the Washington Monument being capped in
aluminum (the most expensive metal at the time it was built).
It is unlikely any early cookware was made of metal more valuable than gold.
I'm still digging for an exact date but, if memory serves to something noted
long ago in passing; the first aluminum was made somewhere in the late 1850's.
John...
At 06:33 AM 11/8/98 -0800, you wrote:
>
> Paul J. I also hope someone can come up some references for George
> Washington's cook ware Now days it takes electric power to make aluminum I
> am union pipe welder by trade and I worked with an old welder who could weld
> aluminum with a torch. But me it took a Tig welder. But I can do magic
with
> a Tig torch. I am going to also send this to the Hist-list. Later Jon T
>
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> : From: Paul Jacobson <cougar95@lightspeed.net>
> : To: ammlist@lists.xmission.com
> : Subject: Re: AMM-List: aluminum
> : Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 1:39 PM
> :
> : These are interesting questions...I hope someone knows the answer and will
> : include it here. I can't add a thing of real value, except that my
mother,
> : bless her memory, got a set of aluminum cook ware for a wedding present in
> : the late 20's/early 30's. Rumor was the aluminum would poison the cook,
> : but her South Dakota good sense thought that silly. I still have 'em, and
> : the big pan makes damn good popcorn. It has since I was little watching
> : Wallace Berry on our first TV.
> :
> : Cougar Heart
> : Paul Jacobson #1597
> : ----------
> : > From: WIDD-Tim Austin <AustinT@silltcmd-smtp.army.mil>
> : > To: ammlist@mail.xmission.com
> : > Subject: AMM-List: aluminum
> : > Date: Friday, November 06, 1998 6:37 AM
> : >
> : > Mr Kramer just brought up a subject that I have been interested in
> : > because of its current availability. Aluminum. Several years ago I
read
> : > that a General George Washington, revolution war era, had a cook set of
> : > aluminum. Seems I also read the a Mr. Stewart took a set of aluminum
> : > cook ware with him West of the Mississippi River when he went. Does
> : > anyone have the exact documentation on this subject, or did my memory
> : > totally fail me on this one?
> : >
> : > Thank you for your assistance.
> : >
> : > Tim Austin #1564
> : >
> : > --------------------
> : > Aux Ailments de Pays!
> :
> : --------------------
> : Aux Ailments de Pays!
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