Pewter pictures and hallmarks...

[GlocksareGood]

Ran across this today. Very thick. Have not seen pewter this thick. Almost too stiff to bend but i looked it up and appears to be pewter. Weighed in at 1lb 4oz.

[imashooter2]

Kirk Stieff is quality stuff. Nice find and thanks for the addition.

[ravyynr1]

Ok question for you guys. What do you use for a tin ingot mould? Something that will throw small ingots from 2 to 4 ounces?

[imashooter2]

I use a Potter mold, but they are hen's teeth. Lots of things will do the job... Sinker molds, mini cornbread molds, poured thin in muffin cups, one guy even uses the bottoms of beverage cans.

[RikyRacr]

I use my regular lead ingot mold. Just pour a quarter inch or so in the bottom. Bingo.

[Old Ranger]

I use my Lee ingot mold. Small sections hold 4 oz Pewter. Large ones 8 oz. According to my mental math about the right wts to add to 10 and 20 lbs of WW to give about 2.5% tin alloy. Don't fill them quite full if you want a little lighter ingot.

[Full Mold Jack]

My latest findings are a tea service on fleabay.



This Asian stuff is really thick, I like it. The pot weighs 1lb 11oz total weight is 2lb 13oz for $15 delivered.
My wife has spotted it so I'm gonna have to accidentally drop something on it.



Then browsing one of the local charity stores I spotted this Oriental Malaysia hallmarked goblet.
Looks like a centennial commemorative piece for the PGA. It's nice and heavy too and I couldn't walk past 8oz of tin for $4.50

I thought of listing it on ebay but then I'd feel like I'm screwing over the charity store so through the pot and down the barrel it goes

[imashooter2]

That is heavy for a 3 piece set! Congrats on the finds and thanks for the additions!

[g5m]

Some of those photos look like real artwork. I'd have a hard time melting some of those down.

[imashooter2]

Some of those photos look like real artwork. I'd have a hard time melting some of those down.

Fortunately, I have no soul.

[jsizemore]

They do make a great puddle.

[g5m]

[CountryBoy19]

Some of those photos look like real artwork. I'd have a hard time melting some of those down.

I buy anything I find at a good price, but of course the nastiest stuff gets melted first. I keep the nicer pieces until I get desperate...

[Old Ranger]

Yuup- I keep the nicer stuff as well, Wife uses them for flowers, pencils and pens etc. I have about 25 lbs of ingots in my stash now so hanging on to the odd "pretty" piece is not an issue.

[RikyRacr]

My wife spotted this set at our local Goodwill. Total weight is 13.1 ounces. It was marked $5.99. Minus my 10% senior discount. SCORE!

[imashooter2]

10%????? Those picaroons! I get 20% from the Goodwill stores here in SE PA.

Thanks for the additions!

[RikyRacr]

10%????? Those picaroons! I get 20% from the Goodwill stores here in SE PA.

Thanks for the additions!

20%!? I will ask them about that on my next visit. Not only that, they checked my ID, lol. I was just excited to actually bring some pewter home. My wife was so excited to spot that for me!

[imashooter2]

Another ho hum glass bottom tankard. Had a new hallmark though... 14.1 ounces gross, should net 10 - 11 after the glass and caulk are removed.

[imashooter2]

Picked up 2 of these 3.5 inch cordials for a quarter. Only 2.8 ounces each, but every little bit helps.

[NewbieDave007]

Ok guys, I finally found some pewter at Goodwill. I also found one item that I think is pewter, but I want your opinion on (fingers crossed). I have attached 4 pictures of the same item. The hallmark seems to say "CREACIONES" and "ALEX". The joints are soldered and all of it bends extremely easily. As you also see in one of the pictures the handle snapped off (before me) and in doing so failed at the thin metal and not the solder. Also, it reads "Bolivia" in a couple of locations. For bonus points (not sure what those are good for), could you tell me what the heck this is?

Thanks.
Dave