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WT Sharpe · 03-29-2011, 05:53 PM

I believe it was the Greeks who used asbestos table cloths. The advantage was that after the meal, the cloth could be thrown into the fire for cleaning.

EDIT: Here it says, "Roman restaurants used tablecloths and napkins made of asbestos," and further, "The Roman Emperor Charlemagne, reportedly used an asbestos tablecloth to convince some barbarian guests that he had supernatural powers. In a well-known story, Charlemagne demonstrated his "powers" by throwing the asbestos tablecloth into a fire, and then pulling it out without any singe marks."

http://www.ringsurf.com/online/2061-..._asbestos.html

03-29-2011, 05:53 PM	#22
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I believe it was the Greeks who used asbestos table cloths. The advantage was that after the meal, the cloth could be thrown into the fire for cleaning. EDIT: Here it says, "Roman restaurants used tablecloths and napkins made of asbestos," and further, "The Roman Emperor Charlemagne, reportedly used an asbestos tablecloth to convince some barbarian guests that he had supernatural powers. In a well-known story, Charlemagne demonstrated his "powers" by throwing the asbestos tablecloth into a fire, and then pulling it out without any singe marks." http://www.ringsurf.com/online/2061-..._asbestos.html Last edited by WT Sharpe; 03-29-2011 at 05:56 PM.