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 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