Interesting video. My favorite brand. A lot of skilled handworks. I have never seen metal turned with handheld tools before.

From Wikipedia, more or less...

In 1623, the company was founded in Constantinople by Avedis Zildjian, an Armenian. He was an Alchemist. They attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials. Common aims were chrysopoeia, the transmutation of "base metals" (e.g., lead) into "noble metals" (particularly gold); the creation of an elixir of immortality; and the creation of panaceas able to cure any disease.

Elixir of immortality, panaceas able to cure any disease, I could use a bit of that!

Good find Trev.

Billy


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