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This is a very nicely designed English small pewter decorative hand hammered cup. Pewter being a soft metal. This is a lovely child's pewter cup that would be a wonderful addition to a collection. It was made for Gump's 95. The cup mug is in EXCELLENT condition. Children's early name mugs of this quality is quite scarce and highly sought after. The cup will make a great addition to your collection of quality children's dishes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal

An alloy is a mixture of two or more elements in solid solution in which the major component is a metal. Most pure metals are either too soft, brittle or chemically reactive for practical use. Combining different ratios of metals as alloys modify the properties of pure metals to produce desirable characteristics. The aim of making alloys is generally to make them less brittle, harder, resistant to corrosion, or have a more desirable color and luster. Examples of alloys are steel (iron and carbon), brass (copper and zinc), bronze (copper and tin), and duralumin (aluminium and copper). Alloys specially designed for highly demanding applications, such as jet engines, may contain more than ten elements.



Pewter is a malleable metal alloy, traditionally 85-99% tin, with the remainder consisting of copper, antimony, bismuth and lead. Copper and antimony act as hardeners while lead is common in the lower grades of pewter, which have a bluish tint. It has a low melting point, around 170–230 °C, depending on the exact mixture of metals. The word pewter is probably a variation of the word spelter, a colloquial name for zinc.