Probably none of them are pewter.
Pewter is non-magnetic.
I have never seen any pewter to be silver plated.
Pewter seems heavy for size.
Pewter is soft. You can mark it with your thumbnail. If it's a vase, platter or pitcher, you can bend an edge easily.
Pewter has a certain feel to it - slick, almost greasy.
Pewter will be hallmarked on the back/base.
After you spend money on several not-pewter, and finally catch some pewter, you will see the difference. after a while, you can spot it from across the room.
If you need some tin, PM me.
ETA: If you see the small trays that say "Our Daily Bread" on it, stay away. 99.9% of them are not pewter. Some will even say something like "pewterex" on the back.
"Pewterex" is aluminum .
"Mexican Pewter" is aluminum.
Most of us, myself included, have fallen in that trap.
Pewter is non-magnetic.
I have never seen any pewter to be silver plated.
Pewter seems heavy for size.
Pewter is soft. You can mark it with your thumbnail. If it's a vase, platter or pitcher, you can bend an edge easily.
Pewter has a certain feel to it - slick, almost greasy.
Pewter will be hallmarked on the back/base.
After you spend money on several not-pewter, and finally catch some pewter, you will see the difference. after a while, you can spot it from across the room.
If you need some tin, PM me.
ETA: If you see the small trays that say "Our Daily Bread" on it, stay away. 99.9% of them are not pewter. Some will even say something like "pewterex" on the back.
"Pewterex" is aluminum .
"Mexican Pewter" is aluminum.
Most of us, myself included, have fallen in that trap.
