Pewter of the Bronze Age in the Near East. The earliest piece of pewter found is from an Egyptian tomb from 1450 BC. The constituents of pewter were first controlled in the 12th century by town guilds in France. 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 16th century a third grade was added. The first type, known as "fine metal", was used for tableware. It consisted of tin with as much copper as it could absorb, which is about 1%. The second type,
River aux Vases, Missouri town built around his store. Mr. Staab was postmaster from 1879 until 1924, whereupon his son took over the job as postmaster. In the past River aux Vases was a breeding center for mules. Mining was also prominent in the area and River aux Vases sandstone was used in the abutments of Eads Bridge in downtown St. Louis, with decorative onyx and limestone quarried nearby. The community just south of the River aux Vases along Missouri Route B. It is about ten miles southwest of Sainte Genevieve in Beauvais Township, and approximately 64 miles south of Saint Louis, Missouri. River