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
Messer Group Messer Group The Messer Group GmbH is a supplier of industrial gases. Business is focused on 30 European and Asian countries. The company headquarters are located in Bad Soden (Germany). Messer is selling gases for industrial use like Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, Helium, Shielding gases and gases for medical use. In 1898, a student, Adolf Messer founded a company for Acetylene lamps in Frankfurt Höchst. With the emerging of electrical lighting the company changed its business towards welding. The company merged 1965 with Knapsack Griesheim AG to form the new Messer Griesheim GmbH. After this merge Farbwerke Hoechst