Pewter champagne bucket

[TexasGrunt]

My wife and I took a trip to Cabela's to pick up some powder and primers. On the way home we stopped at a couple of new thrift stores.

Pickings were pretty slim till I found this large pewter champagne bucket. I'll get some pics tomorrow but it does have a hallmark on the bottom, the word Étain on the bottom. Joints are soldered, it's pretty thick but I was able to deform it ever so slightly and it scratched like pewter. If this bucket is solid pewter I did pretty good for $25.

[308Jeff]

I think that's what the Pewter Vendor on here has been using. Nice find! Post a pic so we know what to look for. I'd probably overlook it!

I found a 5 piece set today for $20.00 at Goodwill. Don't know how I did until I get home and weigh it tonight.

[Yodogsandman]

I figure anything under $2/lb is a good price for hallmarked pewter.

[308Jeff]

I figure anything under $2/lb is a good price for hallmarked pewter.

Anything under $2/lb is a damn good price in my book.

I have to work pretty hard to find it under $5/lb.

[imashooter2]

Etain is French for tin. Great price. Congrats on your find.

[TexasGrunt]

191602

191603

Here's the pics. The bucket weighs right at 6 lbs.

[Charliemac]

Hell, it might be worth more as it is than just tin? Looks mighty nice to me.

[308Jeff]

Neato! And that's a beautiful neighborhood.

[TexasGrunt]

Hell, it might be worth more as it is than just tin? Looks mighty nice to me.

I thought about that. But it's 6 lbs of pewter!

[TexasGrunt]

Neato! And that's a beautiful neighborhood.

Thanks. We like it here. I've got 2.5 acres with a pond out back.

191607

Our snowstorm this year.


191608

If you look closely you can see the seasonal creek back there.

[woodbutcher]

:D Check it out with a reputable dealer.Last year,a friend in Ga got a set of coffee pot and six cups and a creamer and platter for about $35.00.Had a dealer check it out before he turned it into little coins.Good thing he did.Walked out of the dealers shop with almost $2200.00 bucks in his pocket.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[Hardcast416taylor]

Only problem with getting it checked out by a reputable dealer is that it`s kinda hard when the nearest resident to you are cows!Robert

[308Jeff]

Thanks. We like it here. I've got 2.5 acres with a pond out back.

191607

Our snowstorm this year.


191608

If you look closely you can see the seasonal creek back there.

Beautiful. Do you get deer there?

[TexasGrunt]

I've never seen any in the yard, but I have seen them around the creek just up the road.

[woodbutcher]

:D Hi Hardcast416Taylor.Yep,that`s true.My friend had to make a 150 mile round trip journey into Atlanta to see the dealer.Had to wait a couple of weeks to go when he had a business trip scheduled.Turned out most profitable on both counts.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo