English Pewter

English Pewter Company is the largest manufaturer of quality pewter giftware in the U.K. The range of gifts that we source from English Pewter includes tankards, hip flasks, celebration glasses, cake knives & compacts and they are designed as beautiful practical gifts for special occasions. Many are perfect as gifts for wedding attendants such as best man, ushers and bridesmaids but they can also make lovely gifst for any occasion. 

What is Pewter? Pewter is an alloy consisting mainly of tin and containing antimony and copper for strength and color, respectively. Although the percentages vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, a standard for present day pewter is approximately 91 percent tin, 7.5 percent antimony, and 1.5 percent copper. Modern pewter contains NO LEAD whatsoever. Pewter is well known for it's qualities of being light, strong and attractive, for not tarnishing or rusting even over a long time, and is therefore perfect for, and absolutely safe to drink from.