[Jewelry making - Article 00515] - Re: [Orchid] Platinum enhanced sterling?

[Wayne Louis Werner]

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    i don't know how you got on the electrum topic but I have done 2
    pretty wild tours of egypt. I go and hang out and learn from some old
    guys in the Khan el Kalili market of Cairo. there is a huge
    metalsmithing district there. there are some craftsmen there that use
    electrum in their work in various proportions of silver and gold. 

    you can still see electrum on top of obelisks at the very top, what
    they call the pyramidian. check out Cleopatras needle in central park
    NYC behind the MET. the top of this huge erected stone still has the
    origional electrum. this is the largest one single stone in New York,
    from Egypt, it was erected by Masons about 100 years ago. the
    Washington Monument in DC would have had an Electrum pyramidian if it
    was not for a new metal that was avaliable.........alluminum, this
    pyramidian was cast in Philly, at 9 inches tall it was the largest
    piece of cast alluminum to date. Casey from the army corp of enginers
    had to go up to Philly to get it out of the hands of the guy who cast
    the piece.....why, because he was taking it to all of the Pubs in
    Philly, he would tell people if they bought him a drink they could
    step over it....why, because they could tell there grand kids that
    they stepped over the top of the Washington Monument! true story. if
    ya really want to spinn yourself out check out the relationship to
    the porportions of obelesks to their pyramidians... 

    nice to see this metalic tread get sewn up with alittle metalic
    history.... 

much love and respect to all.
wayne werner
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