Pewter Pewter Pewter () is a malleable metal alloy. It is traditionally composed of 85–99% tin, mixed with copper, antimony, bismuth, and sometimes silver or lead, although the use of lead is less common today. Copper and antimony act as hardeners while lead is more common in the lower grades of pewter, which have a bluish tint. Pewter has a low melting point, around , depending on the exact mixture of metals. The word "pewter" is probably a variation of the word "spelter", a term for zinc alloys (originally a colloquial name for zinc). Pewter was first used around the beginning
River aux Vases, Missouri River aux Vases, Missouri River aux Vases is an unincorporated community in Beauvais Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. The community, also known as "the French Village", was established in the early 1800's and originally called Rivière aux Vases, named for the nearby creek River aux Vases. "Aux vases" is French for "swamps" or "morasses". The community was also known as Staabtown in the past. The Roman Catholic parish "Saints Philip and James" was founded in 1840. From 1896 to 1892, scholar and church historian Frederick George Holweck served as rector. In 1875 Charles Staab opened a store, and the