FoR challenge week 2 - Trinkets , treasures or trash .
Three Pewter Tankards from my small collection of pewter . My late husband and I would love to go and look around antiques and collectable shops , centres and fairs . Our first purchase was the smaller of the three tankards on the left . Of course they were affordable and did not over stretch our budget . I love the feeling and warmth of the pewter and are very tactile ! At one point I thought I would get rid of them , even packed the collection to send it to the sales room ! , but after a week of looking at other ornaments on the shelf - I quickly retrieved the pewter and pot them back in their familiar place , Although a little battered and bruised -- I do treasure them !
@gijsje - I do not know for sure but I assume the pewters date from the late 1800s to the early 1900s , The little pewter tankard on the left is not so old as some but it is a commemorative tankard to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Mary and George 5th dated 1910- 1935 . It has a lovely little cameo of the king and queen in profile , the occasion and date engraved on the mug .
Lovely capture, my hubby always said his cider tasted better out of his pewter tankard! His taste has moved on a little since then, it’s now red wine out of a nice glass!!
Lots of happy memories here Beryl.....if you had sold them & then regretted it you would have been so mad with yourself! I like the smoothness too, they look like they have been well handled!
Thanks for answering, Beryl.
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