English pewter English pewter While the term pewter covers a range of tin-based alloys, the term English pewter has come to represent a strictly-controlled alloy, specified by BSEN611-1 and British Standard 5140, consisting mainly of tin (ideally 92%), with the balance made up of antimony and copper. Significantly, it is free of lead and nickel. Although the exact percentages vary between manufacturers, a typical standard for present-day pewter is approximately 91% tin, 7.5% antimony and 1.5% copper. By the 15th century, the Worshipful Company of Pewterers controlled pewter constituents in England. This company originally had two grades of pewter, but in the
Gold Is the Metal (With the Broadest Shoulders) Gold Is the Metal (With the Broadest Shoulders) Gold Is the Metal (With the Broadest Shoulders) was the third album released by Coil in the year 1987. It is not a proper follow-up to 1986's "Horse Rotorvator", but more a collection of outtakes and demos from the "Scatology", "Horse Rotorvator" and "Hellraiser" soundtrack sessions. Some obviously correspond to earlier and later released material ("Golden Hole" to "Penetralia", "...Of Free Enterprise" to "Herald", etc.), while others ("Boy In a Suitcase") do not appear anywhere else. "The Last Rites Of Spring" includes a sample by Stravinsky, also used extensively in The Anal