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Author	Topic: Unusual silver tong id help needed
doobees unregistered	posted 01-07-2003 05:42 PM I am trying to identify some silver tongs that I recently acquired. They bare the hallmarks of ST & Co. They are shaped like two closed-ended forks. Both forks curve in the same direction. Any information would be helpful. IP: Logged
smfc75 Posts: 122 Registered: Mar 2002	posted 01-07-2003 06:06 PM Can you describe the "hallmarks", or better yet, post a closeup photo? IP: Logged
doobees unregistered	posted 01-08-2003 12:46 PM Unfortunately I am in France so I can't post a photo, but I can describe the marks. The first one is simply "ST & Co" in an oval. The next one is "E.P.N.S." in what appears to be an oval as well. There are only letters - no symbols. The tongs themselves are very interesting and we are trying to figure out what they were used for. IP: Logged
doobees unregistered	posted 01-08-2003 01:38 PM Here are pictures of the tongs along with the hallmarks. The first one reads ST&Co and the second one is E.P.N.S. Thanks in advance for the help. IP: Logged
smfc75 Posts: 122 Registered: Mar 2002	posted 01-08-2003 04:50 PM The "E.P.N.S." stands for electroplated nickel silver. ST&Co is the maker's mark. Note that neither of these are hallmarks -- hallmarks were not used on electroplated silver. Perhaps the tongs are intended for "French service" where two forks are used by the server to place food items on individual plates. It's a lot like using chopsticks and something like this would make it much easier for the unskilled. I'd quess that these are of 20th century English manufacture in a pattern based on a French design. Hope this helps, perhaps another forum member can identify the maker and the pattern. IP: Logged

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