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” ...

While the wealthy in the past favored more precious materials, pewter is making its way into high-end design studios and boutiques. By Misty White Sidell It was once called the poor man’s silver. Now, ...

In Colonial America it was a staple of everyday living. Pewter buttons and buckles fastened clothing. Pewter plates, dishes, basins, drinking vessels and cutlery filled the tables. Pewter oil lamps ...

“I was brought up thinking pewter was better than gold,” says Madeleine Asplund Klingstedt, the Stockholm-based interior designer behind the Swedish Grace-inspired Ställe Studios, a design-led ...

Over on Hackaday.io, [bms.had] is showing his technique for 3D printing molds that he uses to cast (lead-free) pewter objects. The process looks simple enough, and if you have a 3D printer, you only ...

In his wonderful book "The Connecticut," Walter Hard tells of the development of trade along the Connecticut River by the American colonists. In one chapter he describes itinerant peddlers with ...

If Robin Hood, King Arthur or William Shakespeare were to parachute into the 21st century, they'd feel right at home in a nondescript cul-de-sac in San Leandro. That's where Fellowship Foundry is ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The soft, silvery glow of pewter has graced homes since the Bronze Age. Everyone from the Pharaohs to the ...

Tampa Bay’s 2025 offseason is here a little early thanks to a 23-20 loss at the hands of Washington in the Wild Card playoffs. But before we dive headfirst into free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft ...