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Show FOR ELEGANT METALWARE CM Pewter- - The 'Fashions' Began Early In History By Maurice Anderson Maurice Anderson's Since fashion trends are the talk of the day, lets take a look at the evolution of this interesting subject. To begin with, no matter who you are, where you are, or what you are doing, you're influenced by fashion. The salesman, for instance, wears whatever he feels will make him look his best to those around him. The same man relaxing at the end of a business day or on the weekend, dresses for comfort but still with one eye, and sometimes both, toward expressing himself in the most fashionable way possible . . . whether Ageless Metal By Stanley Russon Ijpyson Pearsall Co. Tins ageless metal so much used in Colonial times has come into it own again, now, in our day. tin and lead Antimony melted together form Pewter. In Colonial days, in some cases, more lead than needed was used and resulted in a metal dull and lifeless with a tendency to bend and crack. The aristocrat of all Pewter fabricated in most factories today contains approximately 90 per cent tin with just enough antimony to harden it, enough copper for easy working and no lead. This high proportion of tin gives it a silvery gleam and luster, and the many reproductions of the 17th and 18th Century Pewter-er- s art combine simplicity with practical charm and beauty. The metal does not tarnish and acquires a lovely not unlike patina with wear silver. Some of the fascinating replicas made in Pewter today are: The. Jefferson Cup, the .id Paul Revere Pitcher Bowl, the Washington C n- - dlpstiek and Salt and Pepper Shaker. One factory in the south manufactures a complete line of Williamsburg and Old Sturbridge reproductions. Shown on this page are some tankards. Beer never had a more perfect companion than a good pewter tankard. Glass bottom tankards were used in the 1600s by Cromwell's soldiers, to look out for assassins. Gamblers, too, could peer through the bottom, as they drank their ale, to keep an eye on the game. College men and alumni, too, hold a special affection for their personal tankards. They are a great gift from a girl to her best beau or a very popular remembrance from the groom to his best man and ushers. Pewter accepts engraving beautifully, so a and permanent personal inscription or monograming can enhance the gift. Tankards come with solid bottoms, with glass bottoms, with a whistle in the handle (to call for refills) or a cover to keep the drink fresh. he's on the golf course, at a attending a friends house, or just plain loafing around. Anthropologists, in their studies of primitive cultures, have unearthed evidence that fashion, in a very real sense, was already operating as a social force as far back as the dawn of civilization. We know, for example, that the fur of one animal wns preferred over that of another both were warm both were durable, but the coloring and symbolism of the sabre-toothe-d tiger were much more desirable than the coloring and symbolism of the skunk. With the arrival of the Bronze Age, fashion was lifted Pewter Tankards Glass Bottom $10.50 Whistle in Handle .... $12.50 Flip Lid, Glass Bottom .$17,50 236 South Main . YtlidttNo I , 3645533 rntiM ... for MAINUALJ FUMING M I IIHMI t t t . , orfiJk 4' mM mt M t n IttltMV t .1 f I IJ MHIMIMM UMMMtUMn til 1 f a couple of notches higher. Men wore necklaces, earrings, bolt buckles and rings. From these early beginnings, mens fashions evolved through many centuries of social, political, and scientific change. The early sixties played host to the greatest fashion revolution to come along m quite awhile. The U.S. was invaded by Mod a look fashion which, although it involved many kooky styles, broke the ice for the new stream of mens fashions that has finally resolved itself into the fashion explosion that we see today. |