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
Martin Gabel frequent guest panelist on the popular CBS Television Sunday night game show "What's My Line?", on which his wife, Arlene Francis, was a regular panelist. Martin Gabel died in New York City from a heart attack, on May 22, 1986, aged 73. Martin Gabel Martin Gabel (June 19, 1912 – May 22, 1986) was an American actor, film director and film producer. Gabel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Ruth (née Herzog) and Israel Gabel, a jeweler, both Jewish immigrants. He married Arlene Francis on May 14, 1946, and they had a son named Peter Gabel. Gabel's most noted work