I wonder if those old school knife cleaners which flung silver sand all over them in some rotary manner have some utility? Bone handled EPNS cutlery was definitely not designed for the modern age. (never seen one in action, seen them in victorian era catalogues and stately home kitchen-museums)

My dad has had the same set of steak knives for 25 years at least and has never washed them by hand even once I bet

We stopped making good products at some point