Category: Pewter

These are the most important marks to be found on pewter. ‘Touch marks’ or...

Pewterers’ marks fall into five broad categories: touch marks, hallmarks, quality marks,...

Most Collectors tend to have a preference for British & Irish pewter but most will extend this...

Pewter is frequently found without a single mark, top, bottom, inside or out. Much is laden with a...

There are lots of examples of pewter wares from this period around. Few families have not had in...

It is from this century that most budding enthusiasts will start their collection and many will...

The early part of this period is described as the Golden Age for pewter manufacture, a time when...

Pewter is a metal alloy, traditionally between 85 and 99 % tin, with the remainder consisting of...

Every collector has made mistakes and been caught out at some time, often more than once and it...

A touch mark is a pewterer’s “trade mark” and often, but not always, includes the name or initials...

SPINNING: Flat discs of pewter are clamped into a lathe against a wood or metal form called a...

Themes for the Specialist Collector There are lots of themes which lead to specialist collecting...