Do you know where I can get my EPNS cutlery re-silvered?
LH, Glasgow.

Ideally, cutlery should be re-silvered by the company that manufactured it, because only that company knows the precise composition of the metal beneath. If you have the name of the company but don’t know its current whereabouts, contact the British Cutlery & Silverware Association, 0114 252 7550, who should be able to tell you, providing the company still exists. To be re-silvered successfully, cutlery is stripped of its finish and re-plated in several stages, which is an expensive process. If you don’t know the manufacturer or the company is no longer in business, you could contact a plating company, such as Lathco of Sheffield. The contact there is Mark Latham. He would need a sample of the cutlery to assess its suitability for re-silvering, however, as not all cutlery can be improved to a significant degree. If it is established that it can be re-plated, a quotation will be provided with a price that is dependent on the thickness of the silvering and the number of pieces to be plated.