Imagine if you will (especially if you`re a man) sitting in an 18th Century tavern or pub along with your drinkin` mates guzzlin` ale from pewter mugs or tankards, which, when knocked together in ...

This vintage kitchen find may not be food safe anymore — but it's definitely decor approved. Here's how to turn it into a ...

Back when I first got involved in collecting, almost everyone I knew was searching for early pewter items; everything from charger plates to tankards and spoons. Prices were high for these newly “in” ...

A few months ago an old lady came into Mealy's auctioneers in Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny. When she was clearing out her attic, she'd found a few items that once belonged to her father, including a ...

IF THE SIGHT of a 70s era Selangor Pewter tankard makes you cringe at the kitschiness of corporate gifts way back when, spare a thought for the history lesson behind the company that made it. Renamed ...

"When every blessed thing you hold Is made of silver, or of gold, You long for simple pewter. When you have nothing else to wear But cloth of gold and satins rare, For cloth of gold you cease to care ...

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Some items have a natural sense of history, as if the materials they are made of have their own story to tell. And pewterware certainly falls into that category. Made of aged silver metal that ...