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Barrington, NH Completes Series!

2022 marks Barrington, New Hampshire’s 300 year anniversary. For the occasion, the Barrington Tricentennial Committee commissioned Hampshire Pewter to make a series of three custom pewter ornaments with one being released each year leading up to 2022.

Nottingham, NH Custom Ornament

Nottingham, New Hampshire has commissioned Hampshire Pewter to make a second ornament commemorating the town’s tricentennial. This year they chose to feature the Center School, located on Stage Road directly next to the Nottingham Police Department. The schoolhouse was built in the early 1800s and originally used as a church. Learn more about the Center School by clicking below.

Barrington School

Barrington, New Hampshire is celebrating its’ 300^th anniversary this year. In honor of the occasion, they have commissioned us to create a series of three custom ornaments for them. For the 2021 ornament, they chose to feature Barrington School.

250^th Anniversary | Northwood, NH

 While most of our custom projects are ornaments, we offer a variety of customizable products such as glassware, pins, keychains and coins. For Northwood’s 250^th anniversary they decided to have us create a custom coin for the occasion. Northwood is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. It borders Deerfield, Epsom and Strafford, Barrington and Nottingham. It was first settled in 1763. To learn more about Northwood click below.

Hollis Custom Pewter Ornament

Last year we created a custom ornament for Hollis, New Hampshire. They chose a style of ornament that features a number of iconic town structures with the text on the bottom rim. The featured elements are the Hollis Public Library, City Hall, the Hollis Monument with an American Flag and the Congregational Church of Hollis. Hollis was incorporated in 1746. It borders with Brookiline and Amherst, NH and Pepperell, MA.

6th Ornament in Series

Each year, we’ve created custom ornaments for the Guilford Keeping Society beginning in 2016. This year, the Cranbrook Tower is featured. It is a cylindrical stone water tower built in 1869. The tower was built to supply water to the Abel Chittenden house at 1 Broad Street in Guilford Connecticut.

The Swing Bridge in Milford, NH

The Swing Bridge is a 200 foot iron cable suspended footbridge, spanning the Souhegan River in Milford New Hampshire. Built in 1889, pedestrians continue to use the bridge to this day. It's located on Souhegan St. and crosses the river into downtown near Pine St. The custom ornament was commissioned by the Milford Historical Society.

Castle in the Clouds – 6^th of Series

The Castle Preservation Society has commissioned Hampshire Pewter to do a sixth custom ornament for their Castle in the Clouds series.  The custom piece we have collaborated on features the pergola located at the Lucknow Estate. It shows a flower lined colonnade which borders the Castle Garden. Click below to learn more.

Vandalia Historical Society | Little Brick House

This is our second custom project for the Vandalia Historical Society of Illinois. This year they chose to feature the Little Brick House, a historic home built in the mid-1800s. It has been preserved by Josephine Burtschi, a local artist and historian. Learn more about it by clicking below.

St. George's Independent School - 2021 Ornament

St. George's has commissioned Hampshire Pewter to make several custom pieces over the years including keychains and ornaments. In 2021, the school chose one of our own ornament designs and customized it to make it their own. To read more about St. George's Independent School click below. 

200th Anniversary

We have made many custom ornaments for churches over the years. Our most recent is the First Presbyterian Church of Salem, New Jersey. The church was founded in 1821 and the ornament shows the ornate building. The church is celebrating its’ 200^th anniversary and it was our pleasure to create this ornament for them.

Worcester County Memorial Park | Paxton, MA

In 2021, we had the unique opportunity to create a custom ornament for a cemetery located in Paxton, Massachusetts. This is not merely a cemetery, but a beautiful park and also a community offering vigils, grief groups, seminars, and events. To learn more about Worcester County Memorial Park please click below. 

Custom Ornament for the Jamestowne Society

Last year, Jamestowne Society exclusively funded the rebuilding of the Barracks Structure, originally built in 1607 at James Fort. They contacted us to create a custom pewter ornament to properly commemorate such a significant historical undertaking. This was our second ornament we have designed for the Jamestowne Society. In 2018, we created a replica of the Jamestown Church Bell which was in commemoration of the 400^th anniversary of the first General Assemply of Jamestown Colony in 1616. Both ornaments are currently available for purchase to members of the Jamestowne Society.

Garrison Hill Tower Ornament

Dover, NH chose Garrison Hill Tower to be featured on the 2^nd of 4 ornaments celebrating Dover’s 400^th Anniversary. The tower is located north of downtown atop Garrison Hill and offers a sweeping view of the seacoast region, reaching as far as the Isles of Shoals and the White Mountains on a clear day. Read more by clicking below and check back to see what Dover chooses for their third ornament in the series!

Barrington, NH – Barrington Depot

The Barrington Tricentennial Committee will be marking the 300^th Anniversary of Barrington, New Hampshire with a celebration in 2022. They have assigned us the task of creating a series of three custom ornaments, one of which was released last year. The first ornament features Barrington Depot, the town’s old train station that no longer remains.

North Church | 350th Anniversary

We have made many custom ornaments for churches over the years and last year we added the North Church of Portsmouth, New Hampshire to our growing list. North Church is a member of the United Church of Christ denomination. The historic building is located right in Market Square, the heart of downtown Portsmouth, and its’ famous steeple can be seen from the Piscataqua River and as far as the shore of Maine. 2021 marks the 350th anniversary of the North Church. 

Axe Handle Distilling | Custom Keychains

While most of our custom projects are ornaments, we offer a variety of customizable products such as glassware, pins, paperweights, medallions, and keychains. Axe Handle Distilling requested two styles of keychains to be sold in their gift shop. The distillery is located in Lee County, Virginia, tucked into the picturesque landscape of the Appalachian Mountains. Axe Handle offers both bourbon and rye whiskeys as well as American gin. While a new company, they are growing constantly and even added nine additional employees during the global pandemic. To learn more about Axe Handle Distilling click below.

Wentworth-Douglass Foundation – Custom Ornament

Last year we created a 2020 Christmas ornament for the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Foundation. The ornament shows a perspective view of the hospital’s front facing Central Avenue in Dover, NH. In the foreground is a sign reading “Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Foundation.” Wentworth-Douglass is the Seacoast’s leading not-for profit hospital.

United Services Organization -  Christmas Ornament

Last year we were commissioned to create a custom ornament for the USO, United Services Organization. Collaborating with our artists and client we created a design that depicts the snowy Southern Rockies along with the USO logo. The front of the ornament reads “Colorado” and “2020” and the hashtag #USOHolidays is on the back. The ornaments were sold on the USO Denver website to help provide a "home away from home" last holiday season for service members in Colorado and Wyoming by providing holiday meals, programming, and morale-boosting mental health activities.