Cutlery mustard spoon and lettuce fork. Steel was always used for more utilitarian knives, and pewter was used for some cheaper items, especially spoons. From the nineteenth century, electroplated nickel silver (EPNS) was used as a cheaper substitute for sterling silver. In 1913, the British metallurgist Harry Brearley discovered stainless steel by chance and this metal has come to be the predominant one used in cutlery. An alternative is melchior, corrosion-resistant nickel and copper alloy, which can also sometimes contain manganese and nickel-iron. Plastic cutlery is made for disposable use, and is frequently used outdoors for camping, excursions, and barbecues for
Hans Messer Foundation Hans Messer Foundation Hans Messer Foundation - charity organization of Messer Group. Based in Frankfurt, Germany. The foundation was established in 2004 by Ria Messer in honor of her late husband, who died in 1997. The donations are used to support charitable causes and people in need. In this way the Dr. Hans Messer Foundation, by its declaration, aims to help fulfill the company’s responsibility towards society. In 2006–2008 years Messer Vietnam Industrial Gases and The Dr. Hans Messer Foundation made a donation to the East Meets West's (EMW) Operation Healthy Heart program to supply equipment (estimated price about 160,000