Amos Pewter
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| pewter-based production | |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia |
Key people | Gregory Amos (founder) Suzanne Amos (co-founder) Don Sheehan (current owner) Lynn Sheehan (co-owner) |
| Website | [// ] |
Amos Pewter is a Nova Scotia-based company best-known for using pewter ingots in the manufacture of artisan jewellery, Christmas ornaments, cheese boards, miniature animal figurines and other household items. The main headquarters of the company are located in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, while the company itself has expanded to include locations at the Halifax Waterfront, Peggy's Cove, and a location in the province of Prince Edward Island.[1] The company is most notable for its line of holiday tree ornaments going back to the early 1970s, and for being one of the few local Canadian companies to still produce these (alongside competitor Seagull Pewter).[2][3]
History
Amos Pewter's namesake comes from original founders Gregory and Suzanne Amos, a married couple who apprenticed in pewter-crafting with Martin Aitkins of Aitkins Pewter. Gregory and Suzanne founded Amos Pewter in 1974, and in 2006, it was bought by Don and Lynn Sheehan when the Amoses retired.[4][5] The Mahone Bay location still resides in a turquoise-painted boatbuilding house established in 1888, the same one that the Amoses purchased for their company in 1974.[6][7]
Amos Pewter was the first member of the International Economusee Network, an organization showcasing traditional trades and skills, and also the only pewter Economusee in Canada. As a result, most Amos Pewter locations feature a space for manufacturing pewter items while visitors watch the process.[8][9][10] Amos Pewter received the Mahone Bay Founder's Society Heritage Award in 2014, which, according to volunteer Sherry Hobson, was largely to do with the company's historic status, preservation of handcrafting, and its care of the original building.[11]
In the 2010s, Amos Pewter had a location at the Halifax Stanfield Airport. The location later closed down during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] Amos Pewter's work with the IWK Auxiliary, a group raising funds for the IWK Health Centre children's hospital, was also negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, although Amos Pewter was able to continue to raise funds anyway by releasing a "Hug Charm" (a pewter trinket shaped like a heart with arms hugging it) in its store, with proceeds going to the hospital.[13][14] In 2020, after the 2020 Nova Scotia attacks, Amos Pewter decided to donate all monetary proceeds of its "Nova Scotia Crest" Christmas ornament, as well as necklace jewellery, to support families affected by the shooting.[15] Amos Pewter later also partnered with East Coast Lifestyle to release a necklace to raise proceeds for the Nova Scotia Remembers Legacy fund.[16]
References
- ↑ "Amos Pewter". www.tourismpei.com. Tourism PEI. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Atkinson, Nathalie. "Shattering tradition: Why Christmas ornaments ain't what they used to be". www.theglobeandmail.com. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Fralick, Rosalie. "A crafty Christmas: Dalplex Christmas Craft Market - once again, a hit!". www.dal.ca. Dalhousie University. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Jody, Robbins (2017). 25 Places in Canada Every Family Should Visit. Touchwood Editions. ISBN 9781771512022.
- ↑ "Downtown Spotlight: Amos Pewter". downtownhalifax.ca. Downtown Halifax. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Fodor's, Travel Guides (2019). Fodor's Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada: With New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland. Fodor's Travel. ISBN 9781640971325.
- ↑ Mullinger, James (2021). "Amos Pewter". [EDIT]ION. 36. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ "About Us". amospewter.com. Amos Pewter. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Grogan, Siobhan. "Where to shop for authentic local souvenirs in New England and Canada". princessjourney.co.uk. Princess Journey. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ "Studio". amospewter.com. Amos Pewter. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ Ali, Leena (2014). "Mahone Bay to host heritage recognition awards". No. 14. The Lunenberg County Progress Bulletin.
- ↑ "Mahone Bay: Amos Pewter Expanding To Halifax Airport". www.ckbw.ca. CKBW. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Evely, Kate. "Absence of cruise ships poses challenge for IWK Auxiliary". youriwk.com. Your IWK. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Adams, Trevor J. "Roundup: IWK Fund-Raising Woes, Seeking Volunteers for COVID Research, Govt Promises School Plan Tomorrow". unravelhalifax.ca. Unravel Halifax. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Ziafati, Noushin. "'They can use whatever help they can get': Nova Scotians support families affected by shooting". www.saltwire.com. SaltWire. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ "East Coast Lifestyle releases Nova Scotia Heart Necklace to honour Portapique tragedy". globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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