Queen's metal

Queen's metal is an alloy of nine parts tin and one each of antimony, lead, and bismuth. It has an intermediate hardness between pewter and britannia metal. It was developed by English pewtersmiths in the 16th century; the recipe was initially a secret and was reserved for pieces made for the English royal family.

References

  1. ↑ "Queen's Metal". The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
  2. ↑ "Country Collectibles". RootsWeb. Winter 1999. p. 40. Archived from the original on 2002-05-14.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Queen's Metal". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.