Pewter is an alloy of tin and copper mainly, with other metals such as antimony, bismuth and lead’ Tin was known in ancient China, Egypt, Greece and Rome’ The oldest object of tin is dated to 1500 BC and was found in Egypt’ In ancient times, is an alloy of 70% tin and 30% lead, and this high concentration of lead caused lead poisoning in the alloy is used for eating and drinking utensils’ The head of the leaching, especially if the acid food or drink comes in contact with the alloy’ Modern pewter alloys no longer use lead in lead poisoning because of the dangers, and are composed of tin, copper, bismuth or antimony’ Pewter is a shiny metal, and was called “the money of the poor’” Since it is highly malleable with a relatively low melting point (about 460 degrees F), has been used for many items’ Plates, cups, Steins, plates, candlesticks, and jewelry’ Due to the soft metal, tin is not suitable for the manufacture of tools’

The use of tin has its roots in Europe, the 11th century’ Crafts Pewter grew in England, as in the Middle Ages, and the metal’s popularity continued until the late 19th century’ Pewter craftsmen in the Middle Ages developed different grades of tin, of which three were:

Fine Grade had between 95 and 99 percent tin and 5 to 1 per cent copper’ This quality of the can was very bright, and utensils used to eat and drink of the nobility and upper classes’ Bagatelle grade is usually 92 percent tin, 1 to 6 percent copper and 4 percent lead’ Also used to make utensils for eating and drinking, but it was not as bright’

Grade laity could contain up to 15 percent lead and was not used for eating or drinking utensils’ Used for lamps, basins, and other items’ There are relatively few examples of the first tin metal, because the software is so easy to combine with new elements’

There was a revival of the modern use of the can’ By casting, spinning on a lathe, in the form of flight and other media, tin is used for a variety of items’ The relative softness and low melting point metal or gives very detailed models’ Steins are still drinking the use of tin for decoration is concerned, the jewelry and all types of it are expressed’ Given time, pewter will oxidize and develop a patina gray satin that can be polished off or left on’ “Poor man’s silver” is still very useful and attractive alloy 4500 years since it was first discovered’