I'll bet you a beer that is Pewter. Telling from photographs without seeing stamped-marks is hard, but the giveaway for me is the Pewter hinge on the lid, it sure does look like the Indian Pewters I have sent to the melting pot (RIP). The patina looks Pewter. Dig the Bakelite handle too.
Man, make tea, that looks too good to melt... I have an increasing collection of Pewter I bought to melt, and sometimes, this old handmade stuff really gets under my skin and I just can't melt it. I see a retirement business ahead as my local Petwer museum..
In no way trying to offend, but I'd take the bet.
Lol, a bet it is, hey Ratitude - any other marks on the bottom?
Well, some of the fairly unused Pewter I come by has sharp ages... keep me updated, a beer is at stake
hey check on the sharp detail on this plate, I can't bring myself to melt this...
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A 7 inch diameter candy dish. 11 ounces even.
Last edited by imashooter2; 10-11-2015 at 11:29 PM.
Well, imashooter2 is partially right. It is not pewter and its not zamac pot metal. They look like silver plating over what is probably a copper nickel alloy. There were no marks of any kind stamped anywhere. They looked good in pictures but it became fairly obvious once I examined them in person.
Nice macro pics of the hallmarks. Thanks for the additions!
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A 7.5 inch pitcher, 1 pound 6.3 ounces.
Last edited by imashooter2; 10-11-2015 at 11:30 PM.
My wife, bless her heart, got this at a yard sale for me. She knows I am on the lookout for pewter. This is pretty light and feels like aluminum, or something similar, to me. Weight is 8 oz including the glass bottom. I think I know what the consensus will be but thought I would check.
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Last edited by RikyRacr; 08-17-2013 at 07:42 PM.
Rivets in the handle are not usually pewter. They would solder them, being pewter.
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