Tudric is a brand name for

pewter Pewter () is a malleable metal alloy consisting of tin (85–99%), antimony (approximately 5–10%), copper (2%), bismuth, and sometimes silver. Copper and antimony (and in antiquity lead) act as hardeners, but lead may be used in lower grades o ...

ware made by W. H. Haseler's of Birmingham for Liberty & Co. of London, the chief designer being Archibald Knox, together with

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Oliver Baker Oliver Baker (1856–1939) was an English painter, etcher, designer and silversmith, best known for his role in the development of the ''Cymric Silverware'' line for Liberty & Co. Baker was born in Birmingham, the son of the artist Samuel Henr ...

and Rex Silver. The gold and silver ranges were known as Cymric (pro: Koomric). Liberty began producing Tudric in 1899, and continued to the 1930s. The designs use

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and

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styles, and remain popular with collectors. Tudric pewter differentiated from other pewters with better quality, it had higher content of silver. Pewter is traditionally known as "the poor man's silver".

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