Vintage 7" EPNS Silver Plated Salad Server or Pastry Tongs Sheffield England

Vintage 7" Silver Plated Salad Server or Pastry Tongs * Marked E.P.N.S. Sheffield England * Estate piece as found. Has not been polished Information from website regarding Sheffield- EPNS stands for electro plated nickel silver, this means your base metal below the silver is 12% nickel silver NOT stainless steel. Why should my cutlery be nickel-based? Traditionally Sheffield cutlery has always been manufactured with a base metal of nickel silver. This gives maximum strength and durability as well as providing the best adhesion for pure silver coating. Nickel silver also allows for more crisp detailing when stamped.