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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 01-21-2017 10:39 PM I have been slowly going through my various boxes and drawers, recording things in a new database. As of today, I have 697 teaspoons, 179 serving spoons, and 89 salts, ladles, etc. I can think of no justification for such madness past mania. And, given today's collecting climate, what the hell will become of it all? IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 01-22-2017 02:28 PM We suffer the same madness and mania... so we share your concerns about whats next for the gathered treasures. IP: Logged
doc Posts: 728 Registered: Jul 2003	posted 01-22-2017 06:16 PM I am too afraid to count mine! IP: Logged
June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1326 Registered: Apr 93	posted 01-22-2017 08:22 PM But it is so cool to go into deep storage and rediscover some of this stuff again! IP: Logged
agleopar Posts: 850 Registered: Jun 2004	posted 01-22-2017 10:27 PM So we've been moving and for about 2 years I could not find my shoebox of spoons... a friend called the other day and said he found a box of coin spoons with a note to me (from another friend) in his safe. Neither of us could remember why it was there! I have one son and he's the sort who if I said these should be saved for your grand children he might. I figure by then they will be interesting again? IP: Logged
agphile Posts: 798 Registered: Apr 2008	posted 01-23-2017 05:41 AM My flatware tally has not quite reached wev's but I am hard on his heels. There is one feature I dropped when I migrated to a new database. The old one kept a running tally of how much I had spent. I've stopped doing that. Too frightening the way it zoomed up, and not very meaningful for a current valuation. IP: Logged
Polly Posts: 1970 Registered: Nov 2004	posted 01-23-2017 09:59 AM If any of us needs to host a very large tea party, we're all set. IP: Logged
asheland Posts: 935 Registered: Nov 2003	posted 01-23-2017 10:45 AM WEV, if you need to downsize, asheland is taking donations. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 01-23-2017 11:27 AM I know the difficulties with what I am about to suggest....but maybe it will also be impetus for additional ideas. Perhaps Ulysses will offer some Guidance.... A big part of why we collect is that we like the history and want to preserve the history for the future generations before it is lost forever. It is costly for institutions to catalog/persevere/show their treasures. Funding their efforts gets more and more difficult (I am pretty sure there is a thread somewhere on the SSF that discusses this). I am sure we all have items that would add to an institution's collection but often our whole collection is not a good fit. Also for the institution to take something it will require significant endowment to add anything to their catalog. Perhaps there is away for SSF members and institutions to do something as a group. It might work this way.... Institutions suggest themes/subjects which they might entertain adding to their catalog. Members select something from their collections that might fit in. As suggestions are made we all can make recommendation/discussion. Things may be rejected/added .... Once there is an identify possible grouping and if there is an interested institution then the business side of things could be explored/developed. IP: Logged
Ulysses Dietz Moderator Posts: 1265 Registered: May 99	posted 01-23-2017 11:46 AM Silver collections... IP: Logged

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