Old Pewter

Excerpt From Old Pewter: Brass Copper And Sheffield Plate. Old Pewter Is Becoming Daily Of Greater Interest To The Householder Since The Fancy For Using This Attractive Ware In Country Houses Has Become So Widespread. Old Plates Platters And Chargers That Have Not Seen The Light For Scores Of Years Or That Have Been Subjected To Indignities Such As Covering The ?our Barrel Or Catching Rain-Water Leaking Into The Garret Are Now Brought Forth And Treated With Pride And Consideration.. Hollow-Ware -Jugs Mugs Tankards And The Like Is Even More In Demand And If Not Wanted As Ornaments For The Shelves In The Dining-Room May Be Used On The Table In Appropriate Proximity To Old Blue China And Ancient Mahogany Which Also Have Been Hauled Forth From Undeserved Obscurity.. About The Publisher. Forgotten Books Publishes Hundreds Of Thousands Of Rare And Classic Books. Find More At Www.Forgottenbooks.Com. This Book Is A Reproduction Of An Important Historical Work. Forgotten Books Uses State-Of-The-Art Technology To Digitally Reconstruct The Work Preserving The Original Format Whilst Repairing Imperfections Present In The Aged Copy. In Rare Cases An Imperfection In The Original Such As A Blemish Or Missing Page May Be Replicated In Our Edition. We Do However Repair The Vast Majority Of Imperfections Successfully; Any Imperfections That Remain Are Intentionally Left To Preserve The State Of Such Historical Works.