Expert: Martin G Roberts - 10/16/2007

Question
hi my friend  found an old tankard or jug,we think it is silver,it has a mark on it,it is a circle inside the circle is triangle with the letter B on top,then a line and PC at the bottom.it says knighthood under that it has got a man on a horse playing an instrument it has trade mark either side of the horse.beneath that it says old English pewter.under that the the words eadless pewter the first letter of eadless is missing,then made in England,could you please tell me more about this and if has any value,
thanks Paul

Answer
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Pewter and silver are both metals, so it cannot be both at the same time.

This is pewter, made by Sturges and Bladon or a successor firm in Sheffield, England. The circular mark has the initials ABPC, for Assoc of British Pewter Craftsmen, which did not start up until the mid 1970s, so your piece is only about 30 years old, at most.

The "eadless" should be "leadless", that is, pewter without any lead in the alloy - again, a recent development.

Value very low indeed.

Martin
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