tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post5153824203750627658..comments2024-03-18T18:05:25.821-07:00Comments on VISIONS OF THE NORTH: Of spoons, forks, and insanity ...Russell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-25325490483252506232017-04-30T07:22:09.213-07:002017-04-30T07:22:09.213-07:00I always understood that the Royal Navy provided p...I always understood that the Royal Navy provided plates, bowls etc but never cutlery, therefore everyone provided their own and it had to be marked - in the case of officers - with either a crest or initials & in the case of other ranks with some mark of their owners so that everyone had their own knives, forks etc. Sylvia McClintock WrightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-66912528872180944782017-04-29T08:41:46.605-07:002017-04-29T08:41:46.605-07:00I've always found it interesting that many peo...I've always found it interesting that many people were incredulous that the survivors trekked carrying silver spoons etc. I wonder if they were carried primarily as trade offerings in the hopes of bartering with bands of Inuit as they marched along? Since they lived alongside them (the caribou hunt being a great example of their cooperation) the crew would have known what items would be highly valued in any future trade. Maybe the crew valued these items not so much for the "silver" content but the fact that one utensil could buy "X" amount of meat? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685387404989395574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-23804610099414301922017-04-28T18:33:02.364-07:002017-04-28T18:33:02.364-07:00If that is truly Le Vesconte's fork, I would w...If that is truly Le Vesconte's fork, I would wonder if Capatain Potter in 1871-1873 visited the grave of Le Vesconte looking for something. He certainly would have known of Charles Hall's returning the remains in 1869.Soloman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972686779984782545noreply@blogger.com