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Selangor Pewter - Places to Visit
in Kuala Lumpur
Destinations and Sights - Outskirts of Kuala
Lumpur
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Royal Selangor has its humble beginnings in making incense burners and candle
stands in the 18th Century. It is now world renowned for its pewter
craftsmanship and quality. Pewter is an alloy of tin, copper and antimony. The
tin content in Royal Selangor pewter is 97%.
The pewter is crafted into different shapes
and designs, from
 pillboxes
with intricate designs and carvings to, picture frames with different motifs,
dinnerware and glassware.
Royal Selangor's factory houses the largest tankard in the world as recorded by
the Guinness Book of World Records, can hold 2,796 litres of 615 gallons
Visitors here get a glimpse of the pewter crafting process in the factory tour
which includes rare insights into the intricate handiwork of pewter crafting.
The Factory Tour shows you 'live' the different pewter production processes -
casting, filing, polishing, soldering, hammering and engraving, as well as the
intricacies of making Selberan's fine jewellery.
The Visitor Centre comprises three main sections the gallery, the factory
space and the retail outlet. On display at the gallery is olden-day tin money,
old pewter product catalogues, old tools of the trade, and first generation
designs of pewter products made in the late 19th century. At the gallerys Hall
of Finishes, visitors go through a narrow and curving corridor, flanked on each
side with floor to ceiling walls of pewter of various finish. Some are matte,
others are smooth and shiny. Some are grooved; others are lightly dimpled and
scrunched.
Children especially would enjoy a hand at the computer games made available at
the gallerys Game Port. The games, which have been specially designed for Royal
Selangor, are a test of skill, creativity and knowledge, and would easily keep
kids occupied.
 Exiting
the gallery, visitors are then taken on a factory tour. There are rows and rows
of workstations where men and women bend over in various acts of pewter-smithing
from casting to polishing, from moulding to hammering pewter products. Here
visitors are given an up close and personal look at each stage of pewter-making
For those interested in learning how to create your own pewter, you can do so by
enrolling in the School of Hard Knocks. This entertaining hour-long pewter
smithing workshop where for a small fee, participants are taught to create their
own pewter dish using some simple tools while they learn about the processes of
forming, scraping, polishing and packing.
After the tour, if you seek classy souvenir, the retail outlet here that offers
a beautiful range of pewter products for sale such as elegant tea sets,
traditional tankards, exquisite chess sets and handsome desk accessories.
Besides pewter, there is also a fine selection of sterling silver by Comyns and
fine jewelry by Selberan.
Best way to Visit - City &
Country Tour
DESTINATION & SIGHTS ~
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY
Batu Caves /
Selangor Pewter /
Sunway Lagoon /
Templer Park /
FRIM /
Putrajaya
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