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I love the story that Napolean went to the unimaginable luxury of having a whole set of aluminum tableware made up to awe his visitors.
The aluminum set was only for the most distinguished guests, the other guests had to eat with the less luxurious gold cutlery.
The cap on the Washington Monument is aluminum because it was so precious in 1884, comparable to silver.
https://evolutiondc.museum.gwu.edu/the-washington-monument-capstone/