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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 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/
The aluminum set was only for the most distinguished guests, the other guests had to eat with the less luxurious gold cutlery.