English pewter 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, known as "trifling metal" or "trifle", was used for holloware. It is made up of fine metal with approximately 4% lead. The last type of pewter, known as "lay" or "ley" metal, was used for items that were not in contact with food or drink. It consisted of tin with 15% lead. These three alloys were used, with little variation, until the 20th
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