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I have a pair of silver asparagus tongs that have the maker's initials that read I. Y. & S, which I can not identify anywhere, the date letter is I and the closest I can find is London 1904, the sterling and town marks are quite worn.

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Israel Yudelmann & Sons of Sheffield.

See: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=14790&p=169748&hil ... nn#p169748

and: https://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_Y.html

Trev.

...and I must point out, in case you didn't realise it from Trev's links, that your tongs are electroplated and not silver.

Phil

dognose wrote:Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Israel Yudelmann & Sons of Sheffield.

See: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=14790&p=169748&hil ... nn#p169748

and: https://www.925-1000.com/silverplate_Y.html

Trev.

Thank you so much, Trev I didn't search the letter Y on 925.

silvermakersmarks wrote:...and I must point out, in case you didn't realise it from Trev's links, that your tongs are electroplated and not silver.

Phil

Thanks, Phil I did a magnet test but the base metal is not magnetic, being an early piece... I did suspect that they were plated,