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Easton, Massachusetts was settled in 1694 and incorporated in 1725.  In 1803 Ames Shovel Works was established and became known for supplying the shovels used to build the Union Pacific Railroad.  The Shovel Works and the Ames family

Bedford Presbyterian Church was established in 1749.  They were the first church in Bedford, NH.  Check out their 275th celebration ornament.

We are excited to have been commissioned to create this pewter ornament for the bicentennial of St. Denis Roman Catholic Church.  It is considered the First Catholic Church of Delaware County. They have many outreach ministries in the Havertown, PA area. The St. Denis Parish strive to be beacons of love and mercy.

The Guilford Keeping Society has once again commissioned a pewter ornament to be made depicting a historical building in their town. This is our 10^th ornament we have had the opportunity to create. This ornament depicts the First Congregational Church building.

Magnolia Ornament – J.Niki

We have a very loyal customer who requested three custom ornaments from us. She came up with the idea for each design and we had our artists transform them into 3-dimensional pieces. The three images she chose are a magnolia, praying hands, and the Christian Fish symbol Ichthys.

The city of Dover, New Hampshire is celebrated its 400^th anniversary in 2023. For the 4^th ornament in the town’s Hampshire Pewter ornament series, they chose to feature the Cocheco River Falls. It is a beautiful display of nature, the river cascading over a cliff of rock formations, creating a scenic oasis in the heart of the bustling downtown. There is an iron bridge spanning the falls, that is part of the historic mills. Visitors can walk over the bridge and feel the mist from the water.

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.

Dover, NH celebrates 400 years!

We are honored to begin working with the city of Dover on a series of custom ornaments celebrating their upcoming 400^th anniversary in 2023. For the first ornament, the city chose to feature the William Damm Garrison house. The house is not only the oldest house in Dover, but one of the oldest intact garrison houses in the U.S. It was built in 1675 in the back river district of Dover by William Damm for his son, John. The house was given to the Woodman Institute, where it now resides, by Mrs. Ellen P. Rounds. The house contains many historic artifacts and is open for touring during Woodman Institutes hours of operation.

GAWDA - LINCOLN MEMORIAL CUSTOM PIECE

This will be our second year working with GAWDA on making a custom piece for their Annual Convention. In 2018 we collaborated to make a model of the Seattle Space Needle as the convention was held in Seattle, Washington. The 2019 Convention will be held in Washington, D.C. at the end of September, and we have collaborated to make a replica of the Lincoln Memorial. Founded in 1945 as the National Welding Supply Association (NWSA), the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) has represented the distributors and manufacturers of welding supplies and materials for decades. To find out more about this project click below. 

PILGRIM MONUMENT - PROVINCETOWN, MA

12 Days Series Complete!

BROOKFIELD, NH - 225th ANNIVERSARY

We have teamed up with the town of Brookfield, NH to make a custom ornament in celebration of the town’s 225^th anniversary. Incorporated in 1794, the Town of Brookfield, New Hampshire is in Carroll County and is home to Kingswood Lake. It is a small town with a population of only 712, according to the 2010 United States Census Bureau, and has a mere 23.3 square miles of land. Brookfield is proud to be a residential, rural community that has resisted the commercial development seen in surrounding New Hampshire. It maintain's it's small-town serenity to this day.

CASTLE IN THE CLOUDS - THIRD IN SERIES

Castle in the Clouds has commissioned Hampshire Pewter to do a third custom ornament for their series.  The custom piece we have collaborated on features the Fall of Songs, a 40-foot plunge waterfall. It flows from Shannon Brook and it is a short 0.1 mile walk from the main road. The first two ornaments in this series are of the castle itself, one of the front and one of the back.  

GUILFORD'S FOURTH IN SERIES

The Guilford Keeping Society, in Guilford, CT, has done it again. They have developed a commemorative ornament in conjunction with Hampshire Pewter depicting the Monroe Cottage on Grass Island aka the"Grass Island Shack"  This is the fourth in the series, the first being Mead Stone Tavern in 2016. The second in 2017 was the Thomas Griswold House, and the third in 2018 being Faulkner's Light. For more information about the Guilford Keeping Society please visit https://www.guilfordkeepingsociety.com/.