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Whats the difference between Pewter and Britannia?

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Whats the difference between Pewter and Britannia?

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Pewter is an alloy of TIN and other metals, commonly Lead (for malleability), Copper, Antimony, Bismuth and occasionally Zinc (all as hardeners). Historically there was no Silver in the alloy. The term “Poor Man’s Silver” was a comment on those who would polish their pewter to make it look like Silver. The first pewter was used over 5000 years ago for coins, jewelry and vessels such as bottles, plates and drinking cups. In the Colonial Period in North America, there were many pewterers carrying on the European traditions of making fine plates, bowls, drinking vessels, and “any uncommon Thing in Pewter in any Shape or Form as shall be Ordered”.

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