Elite Choice » Earwax Spoon http://elitechoice.org Best of the Breed: Luxury, Gadgets, Technology, Internet, Fashion, Estate & Auctions... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:14:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Elite Find of the Day: Combined Gold Toothpick, Earwax Spoon May Fetch $100,000 http://elitechoice.org/2008/05/21/elite-find-of-the-day-combined-gold-toothpick-earwax-spoon-may-fetch-100000/ http://elitechoice.org/2008/05/21/elite-find-of-the-day-combined-gold-toothpick-earwax-spoon-may-fetch-100000/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 10:02:52 +0000 Zolamarquis http://elitechoice.org/2008/05/21/elite-find-of-the-day-combined-gold-toothpick-earwax-spoon-may-fetch-100000/ Gold Toothpick

A small solid gold implement reckoned as the combination of toothpick and earwax spoon was identified while looking for a marooned Spanish galleon Santa Margarita that sank in a 1622 hurricane. Blue Water Ventures officials disclosed that divers discovered this 385-year-old toothpick after diving in 22 feet below the surface and 40 miles west of Key West. It is expected to be valued at more than $100,000.

Archaeologists believe this 3-inch-wide; 17th-century grooming tool was almost certainly worn on a gold chain. Other recovered products include ceramic pieces, spikes, ships’ fittings, rigging elements and two skeleton keys.

Via Physorg

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