Pewter
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- Pewter is a soft metal
- Pewter consists of tin, lead, copper, antimony, bismuth, silver, zinc and many others
- Pewter’s melting temperature is 231.88°C or 449.38°F
- The material that is removed in the manufacture of “modern” pewter is carbon
- In the 12th century pewter was mostly used for plates, cutlery, jewellery and goblets
- The oldest pewter comes from Egypt and was found in Egyptian tombs over 3500 years old
- Here are five items that could be made of pewter, Jewellery, plates, goblets, cutlery and tankards
- The ageing of pewter means when the pewter had been made to look old
- The main material in pewter is tin. .
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