Dirty Spoon

It's prolly what he says it is. The seller had a number of props from the film on ebay a couple years back. He wrote some crap about why he’s selling his collection on livejournal. What he writes on livejournal is hilarious, until you realize he’s serious.

I saw that too. Big deal. For that $ I would rather have an antique or a bottle.

"The spoon itself is a vintage Diamond Pattern stamped with "EXTRA BLANC" and is in good condition."

I assumed it was "vintage" because it was used in a film. It looks in good shape, so it must have been cleaned and polished real nice prior to its use.

At least he got the UNtraditional part right!!!

Funny, it looked like stainless flatware to me.

But, he also bought these.

Hmmm.

Funny Shite!

Too fuckin' funny.
De- evolution at work.

Are we not men?

A: We are absintheurs!

I see one has been used for the Filterated Czeckerland Xit Flambe method.

Hello,
I’m new but since I’m the new owner of this spoon, I figured it’s a good place for introductions.
My name is Jim and I am relatively new to the world of absinthe. Actually the only experiences I’ve had was with one tasty bottle of Versinthe gifted to me last New Year, and a very ungodly home made version I tried to make using grain alcohol and herbs. So this year I’ve purchased an entire absinthe bar for my wife and I including a fountain, some modern glasses, spoons, a bottle of Pernod 68, Amer 72, and one of the new Suisse “La Bleue” that are being offered from Alandia. For what I spent I would have rather ordered some Grade A HE LICKS HER (that's sweet) from the Princess of Paranoia. (Live and learn or go broke buying low grade absinthe)
Yes the untraditional flame method was incorporated in the Moulin Rouge movie, but that doesn’t change my wife’s love for the film or her infatuation with absinthe. She’s an incredibly dedicated fan to Ewan McGregor and this film particularly. I ended up making an offer outside ebay, for this spoon and also a glass used for the movie, along with one of his actual vintage spoons. So the spoon used in the movie is just a modern day replica that was used for filming. He isn’t claiming that its vintage….
“The spoon itself is a vintage Diamond Pattern stamped with "EXTRA BLANC" and is in good condition”
…he was saying the pattern is of vintage design. The auction was less than 12 hours from ending when I made the request to buy it so he had a friend make the winning ‘bid’ and we settled without ebay. I bought it because it’s going to be the perfect gift for my wife to unwrap on Christmas morning, after she’s already opened 3 bottles of absinthe and all the other little wares.
According to USPS tracking the package will be here Saturday!

Glad to be here,
Jim

Get decent commercial absinthe HERE

Never buy anything from Butty, unless you really like being taken up the hershey highway.

Pernod, Amer, and Versinthe are a poor quality oil mixed absinthe.
Try one of the Jade- the only REAL Burnt™ absinthes (or something that's not an oil mix) before you spend anymore bling.

The spoon isn't a modern copy, but a vintage spoon (albeit a very common one) from 1910 - 1930.

It's worth about $3, so you paid around $204 extra for the caramalised sugar and a piece of paper saying it was used on the set of Moulin Rouge.

Neither Butty nor Chrisippvs would be at the top of my "recommended vendors" list....

I didn't spend anything near that. As I said, the auction was hawked on to one of his friends so we could arrange a deal outside ebay.
I will try a Jade- the only REAL Burnt™ absinthe with my next purchase.

edit* The price I paid was well worth the look that will be on my wife's face on Christmas morning. Again, this wasn't meant to be an antiquity, although it apparently is, it was meant for a gift for someone who adores the film Moulin Rouge.

Ohh!...the pain. I did like the midget in Moulin Rouge.

i liked the yummy seizures that i got from the visual assault.

I wonder what kind of feed back the friend always leaves for him.

Oxygenee;
Master Of The Under Statement

Statement of a master.

I was wondering myself but I wasn't going to read through all of it. You'll notice they're pretty close in MS, so it makes sense they work together.

Hi, Jim. Fluffy gave you a good link.

So don't fuck up again.

Typical. With his morals and frequent recidivism, I’m betting he’s back in prison soon.

And they call me a crook!!!

I'll be sure to use them for my next order, whenver that may be.

For the record of the transaction, I made the offer well before the close of the auction, but by the time he went to remove it we were within the 12 hour 'can't remove the listing' time.
He was doing me a favor and helping me with Christmas and honestly, I would have paid as much as the auction quoted in the end to get this. I've done damn near nothing for presents for the last 2 years on Xmas so this year I'm going all out, and considering this I had no idea this was really a vintage spoon, (even a common one, and I'm guessing the glass will be too) I think I was very lucky.
I understand that I could have gotten multiple antique items or another bottle of good absinthe for the money here, but that wasn't what I was going for. I wanted to gift my wife with collectibles from one of her favorite movies.
Thanks for the link Fluffy. I'll go with the Jade- the only REAL Burnt™ absinthe NO probably for my next order once we finish these oil mixes.

So who used the spoon? And does it really make it worth it (how much did it cost?)

There is only one scene that I can recall that actually employed the Czeckerland method of burning so I’m guessing it was used in that scene, and it was by only 4 of the cast members. I don’t know who it was that used this spoon, but I may try to freeze and zoom on the burning scene picture to try to see. From what I have seen all of the characters were using the same model spoons but different glasses, but I'll check sometime to be certain.
I paid $125 for this spoon, authentic from Fox archives along with a similar glass, and he also added 2 more antique spoons since I had mentioned my other gift ideas. I was only expecting 1 extra. He was very kind and helpful. Considering the auction ended for over $200 for just the one spoon, I think I made out fairly well.
Maybe it’s circumstantial but I still had the upper hand on this deal, IMO.
The old spoons definitely have a sturdier feel than the replicas I've purchased. It's amazing just the thought of holding something that was used 70 or 100 years ago, let alone drinking absinthe with these items.

It’s an absinthe time machine.