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2008-06-28 English Pewter Tankard w/ adv. Logo: - Thanks for the kind words. This mug (I know the makers call them tankards, but strictly that term should refer to lidded drinking vessels) is, as you say, of a style made through much of the second...
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2008-06-25 pewter mug: - The circle contains the letters ABPC, for Assoc British Pewter Craftsmen, which was set up in the 1970s. Abbey Pewter are a London firm, started around 2001. So, errmm, not quite an antique. If...
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2008-06-24 Lead content of pewter beer mug: - I am not a medical expert, so the opinion given below is that of a specialist in antique base metals, not metal toxicity. Modern pewter (which this is) will contain only trace quantities of lead...
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2008-06-21 Pewter (?) Teddy cruet set: - Animal form casters (also known as shakers, peppers, etc.) are fairly common things, and come in many different forms, of which, for some reason, owls seem the most common. They are quite attractive...
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2008-06-19 James Yates 1/2 Pint mug: - An exemplary question, specific and accurate. Other questioners, take note! The maker, James Yates, was active in Birmingham, England, in the 19th Century, starting as successor to his father in...
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