Stieff Pewter
The ATC Mark
Some Stieff Pewter pieces will have an ATC mark like this one.
The ATC mark was the mark of the American Pewter Guild.
The Guild was created in 1958. Fine pewter is made of
Antimony, Tin & Copper (no lead)
This mark is similar to having Sterling on fine silver.
The 1958 standard was 92% Tin, 5% Antimony and 3%Copper
This standard would change in a few years to 92% Tin, 6% Antimony and 2% Copper.
Obviously, those pieces made prior to the 1958 founding of the Guild,
will not carry the mark of the American Pewter Guild
So you do not have to turn upside down, here is the top section reversed.
Inside of the Pamphlet
All Colonial Williamsburg items are noted by a CW
This pamphlet is 3 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches closed, and scanned in the original colors.
Old Sturbridge & Historic Newport
Pewter Pamphlet
(Courtesy of Charles C Stieff III)
This piece does have some damage. The corner of the pamphlet has been cut off,
editing some material in the interior. Glue and tape marks remain from a Stieff family scrapbook.
Due to the open size, I have scanned this in segments as presented in the original. The shorter pieces are part of the fold-over portion.
Items from the STIEFF brand of Pewter are noted with a P
Historic NEWPORT items are noted by an N
STIEFF PEWTER
As the price of silver started to have great fluctuation and start to wane in popularity, Stieff looked for other ways to shape metal and create profit. In the 1950’s and early 1960’s american home fashion was both embracing the modern style and looking back to a resurgence of Colonial Decor. Pewter had been a great part of life in colonial america and it’s popularity was growing. Stieff’s venture into pewter was whole hearted. Dozens of styles started coming out of the Stieff workrooms. Colonial Williamsburg asked Stieff to create a line of pewter products that would be recreations of colonial items. Other historic association relationships would soon follow.
In 1970 Stieff more than doubled the size of the Stieff Factory in order to increase production of pewter.
Of the items shown here, the most important is the early 1960’s Dealer Pewter Catalog and Price List. It gives a snapshot of the companies products and pricing in 1965. Photos in the book are as early as 1961 and go through spring 1965. NFL items are in the rear of the book.
Below there are pamphlets on the various Stieff lines, plus the historic associations that Stieff made pewter for.
Many of the items in the pamphlets appear in the early 1960’s Pewter Dealer book published on this site. In the dealer book they appear much larger, so for better detail and measurements,
please refer to that section.
To View the Early 1960’s Stieff
Pewter Dealers Catalog and Price Lists
Click Below
Click here to read about
This is a 1987 Pewter Spoon by Kirk-Stieff
with the College of William & Mary Seal
7.75 inches long. From a 17th Century original
Williamsburg Restoration 1968 Pamphlet
(Courtesy of Charles C Stieff III)
Old Sturbridge Village items are noted by an SV
Items from the STIEFF brand of Pewter are noted with a P
Items from the STIEFF brand of Pewter are noted with a P
This pamphlet is 3 5/16th by 6 1/4 inches closed and scanned it in the original colors.
As more pewter pamphlets and books become available to us, they too will be scanned and published on this site. If you have any to loan, please contact me.
This 1974 pewter bowl was made for
Mystic Seaport
The B E I C stands for the
British East India Company
