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Title: Victorian Sugar Tongs? EPNS Help value please?
Post by: ow9654 on February 15, 2012, 06:20:39 AM

(http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/ow9654/sugartongs001.jpg)
(http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/ow9654/sugartongs002.jpg)
(http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/ow9654/sugartongs003.jpg)
Hi again  :)
I have these sugar tongs could they possibly be victorian?
And what would you value them at?
I have also tried looking up EPNS stamps with no help to putting a date on this
Thanks

Title: Re: Victorian Sugar Tongs? EPNS Help value please?
Post by: ironlord1963 on February 15, 2012, 11:45:34 AM

    Style looks late Victorian to me, "early 1900's.  Value of these type of tongs usually float around $15.00 to $25.00

Title: Re: Victorian Sugar Tongs? EPNS Help value please?
Post by: frogpatch on February 15, 2012, 12:32:56 PM

EPNS = Electroplated Nickel Silver. I agree with the dating above. Maybe even a bit later.

Title: Re: Victorian Sugar Tongs? EPNS Help value please?
Post by: mfrog on February 15, 2012, 12:55:06 PM

I can't give away silver plated sugar tongs right now, the only ones selling are sterling & they only sell for melt.

Title: Re: Victorian Sugar Tongs? EPNS Help value please?
Post by: ow9654 on February 15, 2012, 01:39:31 PM

Ok, Thank you very much for your info.
I bought them from a car boot sale for 2GBP, the guy said they were Victorian even if they aren`t I still like it  :)
Thank you

Title: Re: Victorian Sugar Tongs? EPNS Help value please?
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on February 15, 2012, 08:41:25 PM

I like them too!  :D

Title: Re: Victorian Sugar Tongs? EPNS Help value please?
Post by: chonji on February 16, 2012, 01:32:43 PM

I think i could ID these for you but you need to post a good close up of the marks


EDIT sorry i see you have! cursed internet too slow :-> I will have a look.

Title: Re: Victorian Sugar Tongs? EPNS Help value please?
Post by: chonji on February 16, 2012, 01:55:37 PM

I cant give you a makers name either sorry, Its a long shot but it might be the letter in the diamond has a 'Z' attached to it? like zS

Title: Re: Victorian Sugar Tongs? EPNS Help value please?
Post by: KC on February 16, 2012, 02:29:04 PM

If I am seeing correctly the last part is NS and is often found with EP (electro plated).  NS means means Neusilber (Alpacca) which indicates a base metal for silver plating - this would be found often in European silverplate.   If it says EPNS altogether, that is more commonly found in US  for electroplated nickel silver.

Title: Re: Victorian Sugar Tongs? EPNS Help value please?
Post by: ow9654 on February 17, 2012, 10:37:19 AM

Ok,
Thanks chonji for looking but I can`t see a Z attached to the S its more a tail on the S,
KC these look more of an English style but I do agree EPNS is more commonly found in America.
Thanks