English pewter century. Lead was removed from the composition in 1974, by BS5140, reinforced by the European directive BSEN611 in 1994. Until the end of the 18th century, the only method of manufacture was by casting and the soldering of components. From the last quarter of the 18th century, improvement in alloys (e.g. britannia metal) and techniques allowed objects to be made from pewter by stamping and spinning. 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
Jim Pewter teen rating for his time slot. Pewter hosted an oldies rock show on KMET in Los Angeles, prior to becoming program director of K-EARTH in 1973 and P.D. of KRLA in 1983. He was voted Oldies Program Director of the Year in 1974 by the Billboard International Radio Programming Forum. In 1973, Pewter co-produced and co-hosted Dick Clark's 20 years of Rock 'N Roll Radio show, syndicated throughout 250 stations. He also wrote and co-produced a four-hour documentary, "The Beatles, Their Long and Winding Road", aired in California and later wrote, co-produced and hosted the six-hour radio special "Rock and