On 8/27/2011 12:08, Ignoramus4705 wrote:
I bought seven grey colored, cast metal drinking cups with handles. I
suspect that they may be pewter, but I am not sure. What is the
easiest way to recognize pewter?

They have a cast mark on the bottom, like FTR or HTR.

thanks

i


This may or may not help:

Verification or excess capacity marks

Such marks are designed to confirm the capacity of vessels designed to
hold liquids or verify that they have been checked. From around 1826
until the late 1870s each town had its own verification mark but vessels
of a more recent vintage will contain the standard mark consisting of a
crown, the monarch’s initials and a number code signifying location.


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Steve Walker
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