Do you have any interest in collecting kitchenware? If so then there is a lot for you to learn! One of the first things that you can learn is how to read the different stamps that manufacturers put on their kitchenware. This will help you learn how to identify different manufacturers and what they have created.

For example, Match Pewter is a company that stamps its kitchenware products. Here are some of the markings you might find on their products:

• M. They stamp most of their products with an M. This stands for their brand name. As a collector, you would be able to look at a piece, identify the M and know that this is a Match Pewter product.
• 95. This number has a double meaning for the company. It is the year that the company was founded. It is also the percentage of tin that is in the company’s pewter. Knowing this would further assist you in identifying a piece as coming from the company.
• Lion. This is yet another symbol that identifies this company.
• Individual factory stamp. This stuff is manufactured in different factories. This stamp identifies which one it came from.

As you can see, you can get a lot of information from those markings on kitchenware. A true collector would want to know this in order to be able to find pieces in various places like yard sales and antique stores.

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