Useless Tankards

[Danny]

There was a time when all the lads seemed to get a silver tankard for your 21st.

Not much good for owt though, you'd have felt a goon taking them out to the pub so they ended up on top of your drawers.

Only use I ever had for mine was throwing in Embassy coupons till the tankard was full and then sticking them away in a bread bag to start filing the Tankard again till I had enough to send off

[Richard1978]

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I got one for my 18th, I used it a few times at parties until someone (I suspect my Dad) managed to scratch it while washing up & so it has remained on display since.

[rossobantam]

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me too..its in the cupboard (got one as a leaving pressie from work yrs ago too)

[airfix]

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Got one as a "Best Man" pressie and another when I left a job. Neither are any use for anything.

[Marine Boy]

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I can't remember if mine was for my 18th or 21st. It's currently a pen and pencil holder on my desk.

[Trickyvee]

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My dad had a tankard that he never used but I used to like drinking my pop out of it because of the see-through glass bottom.

[darren]

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im pretty sure my uncle has one dont think i ever saw him use it.
it comes up nice when its polished.

think he kept darts in it as he played darts.

[barry21]

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This may not be anything useful but pewter is a softer metal and is easier to mark. Traditionally pewter is given in the UK, Sheffield being the main home of pewter in the UK!!
English pewter is better because its more pure. you can get pewter from China but alas they do not make it properly or rather the grade is not very good.
it should also be pointed out that pewter in England is now so expensive that you have to spend a small fortune to afford an item such as a tankard.
I was given a tankard when i was 18. I never used it for anything apart from a pen pot.
As I now work engraving items, Pewter tankards being just one of the items which we do engrave I Just thought i would give my two pennies worth