Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1912 — UTENSILS COST $25,000,000 [ARTICLE]

UTENSILS COST $25,000,000

Committee of Government Experts Makes Inventory of Persian Cooking Utensils.

Teheran. —The shah’s cutlery and kitchen utensils are worth $25,000,000, according to a committee of gov-’ ernment experts appointed to make an inventory. The committee’s report shows that no other court, qot even that of Spain, has Such elaborate pots and pans at the Persiap. They are all gold plated on the inside, and the plainest are of silver only. The kitchen salt and sugar canisters are of massive silver, but the spoons and fork, plates and dishes are of solid gold, while most of the knives have handles incrusted with precious stones.