Description: PEWTER FROG ON LILY Fine Lead-Free Pewter Made in Australia Price: $49.95 - Including Delivery MAKE AN OFFER Hand Crafted in our Australian Workshop. Size: 53mm x 32mm and 30mm thick Weight: 72 GramsStock Number: AF 0011High Polish Looks Like Sterling Silver With Velveteen Pouch and Description Card NEW HOLLAND PEWTER Is our unique brand of sculptor’s alloy. It is composed of 95% tin and small quanities of antimony, copper and bismuth. Antimony and copper act as hardners. Bismuth prevents shrinkage. A GIFT FOR GOOD LUCK. Pewter was regarded, and given, as a symbol of good luck hence the word ‘tinny’ for someone who has been extremely lucky. The earliest known pewter was made in China 2,000 years ago but tin was used by the Egyptians as early as 3700 BC. Pewter was once a mix of tin and lead used in home utensils and chalices. Today, Pewter is classified as totally lead free and is now defined as a Semi-Precious Metal. ABOUT US With over 40 years experience in the industry we have gathered a wealth of knowledge of industry demands and have been making a vast range of quality gift and souvenir products to meet those demands. Australian Made Tradition We offer an efficient service on customised products at competitive prices. We also offer a Graphic Design Service as well as Colour Copying and Colour Printing. We can, therefore, coordinate your product range and compliment your corporate gifts with customised or personalised printing to accompany your choice of product. With small minimum quantities and low costs on Australian Made Products we believe that we are extremely competitive in this market area. We use the latest technology to efficiently create unique products. We believe in Quality First and through the 40 years of experience in manufacturing We have a true understanding of the requirements of the industry. It is with pride that we present a small portion of our range of Fine, Lead-Free Pewter Figurines on eBay Australian Made Pewter FigurinesPEWTER HISTORY Pewter is a tin alloy - defined as ‘any mix of metals containing at least 51% tin. However fine pewter, such as Fellowship Foundry mixes, contains 90-95% tin, with the rest being 2-8% antimony, copper, and 1-2% bismuth. In historical times, 2-3% lead was common instead of antimony. Today, all Fine quality pewter is lead free! The earliest known pewter was made in China 2,000 years ago. But tin was used by the Egyptians as early as 3700 BC and is mentioned at least twice in the Bible. The Romans used pewter for seals of office and other small devices. The Roman occupation of Britain had much to do with securing the English tin, copper and lead mines of Cornwall, the greatest in the world at the time. Through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, tin, lead and copper continued to be England's major export, second only to wool. In 1290, Edward I had over 300 pewter dishes, salts, and platters. He seems to have had no silver plate at all. By 1390, pewter plates and utensils came into common use by the nobility and high churchmen in France. "The Worshipful Company of Pewterers" of London dates back to 1348 in the reign of Edward III, and regulated pewtersmiths in order to maintain a high quality of pewter. By the 15th century, pewter was in use by all classes. It reached it's peak in the 17th century with master pewterers in Brussels, Nuremberg, Paris, Antwerp, London, Boston, and New York. With the mass production of porcelain tableware in the 18th century, the popularity of pewter crockery declined. And finally, by the Victorian age, electroplating cleared pewter utensils from our tables. But while the quantity declined, the quality craftsmanship rose with some of the greatest works of Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts periods being cast in pewter. Pewter remains a choice metal for modern sculptors, and in that tradition Fellowship Foundry is creating the finest pewter being cast today. A Brief History of Pewter Pewter was probably first made in the Bronze Age (between 2000 and 500 BC). Pewter and bronze are related alloys; pewter is mostly tin, with a small amount of copper (and other ingredients), while bronze is an alloy made up primarily of copper, with a small amount of tin. It seems likely that pewter was invented when the quantities of metal in the alloy were reversed - though whether this was by accident or design is impossible to tell! Examples of Roman pewter - mostly spoons and other small utensils - still exist in museums. Most items made of pewter in this era were utilitarian. Being a soft metal, pewter spoons etc. would eventually wear out, and would then likely be melted down to make something new. So, very old examples of pewter are not nearly as common as are pieces made of harder metals like bronze. By the middle ages the use of pewter was widespread. It was mainly used for functional items like plates and cutlery - but pewterers also made small decorations and toys, referred to as "trifle". The growth of the pewter industry in Europe at this time led to the establishment of guilds, which regulated the quality of work produced by pewterers. "The Worshipful Company of Pewterers" was established in England in 1348 for this purpose. Towards the end of the 18th century, the mass production of good quality pottery had a dramatic effect on the market for utilitarian pewterware, forcing many pewterers out of business. And with the introduction of electroplating, pewter was largely reduced in status to a metallic base for silver plate. At the same time, the British introduced a new type of pewter alloy called "Britannia Metal", which was more easily worked. But by this time pewterware was more often being produced by large companies using industrial mass production techniques, than by individual craftsmen using traditional techniques. The Arts and Crafts movement, at the end of the 19th century, brought a revival in interest in handcrafted work - and with it, a revival in the pewterer's craft. This renewed interest in pewtering as an exercise in individual craftsmanship has continued to the present day.
Price: 39.95 AUD
Location: Kurunjang
End Time: 2024-12-23T06:53:05.000Z
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Era: 2000s
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