Dress your tree in pewter and you will never again mess with squashed and broken ornaments or lost hooks. Mark your holidays with decorations that celebrate beauty and permanence.
Each Gibson Pewter ornament is priced at $15. Purchase five, of the same or all different, at once and enjoy holiday savings… only $70. You choose your favorite five from amongst the entire collection.
This will make a great housewarming or seasonal gift, or divvy them up as nifty stocking stuffers for all of your special people!
Price: $15.00
Product code: O15_hb08
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Gibson Pewter’s 2008 annual Christmas ornament, fashioned after the The Hillsborough Heritage Museum—housed in the Old Fire Station building situated between the Post office and Butler Park—was created by Jon Gibson and designed by Roger Goode of Fresh Start Creative.
“Each year, we pick something interesting about Hillsborough,” says Gibson. “There are so many historical locations of historic value, so it’s only a matter of deciding.”
The Old Fire Station’s construction was approved at town meeting in 1870 and was completed in 1875. The building served as the town’s fire station for nearly a century. Its stepped pagoda style hose tower is a rich architectural feature rarely seen in 19th century New England outside of church construction.
After a year long effort of the Hillsborough Fireman’s Association and the Hillsborough Historical Society working towards purchasing and preserving this tradition-filled treasure, voters again agreed at town meeting to purchase the old building on March 13, 2001. Work then began to restore the building and create a museum to preserve and house the history of Hillsborough.
A percentage of proceeds from the sale of this year’s ornament will be donated to the museum. Ornaments can be purchased gift-boxed for $15 each at Gibson Pewter and Sweet Expressions.
Each month, near or on the date of the full moon, we select a winner of our monthly gift of a pair of Moon Face Earrings.
Martha Bigelow of Rutland, MA was “thrilled!” to learn of her recent win.
Register in the box in the right-hand corner to receive periodic updates about our new products and promotions, and your name will be among those we select from each month. Your chances are best now, as we are just beginning to grow our online list.
I learned the craft of turning fine pewterware at my fathers side. Ray Gibson was a master craftsman who loved everything about his work—the tools and materials, the shop, and the people that he served. In 1999, Ray wrote
Tales from the Pewter Shop so he could share his insights and love of craft with all who were interested.
If you are interested in the art of making pewter, or are inspired to pursue your own dreams of living your craft, Tales from the Pewter Shop has something in it’s pages for you. The book is available here for $15, plus $4 shipping and handling.
Tales from the Pewter Shop is a remarkable record. It transcends a mere autobiography for it offers the reader insight into how and why the work of Gibson’s hand, heart, and mind have been transformative experiences. Those who work with raw material and transform it or shape it into things useful and beautiful feel the magical power art has in their lives…. Gibson’s narrative offers the reader insight into such experience…. The Gibson shop, his work, and his life all flow seamlessly together through the insights offered in this eloquent account. —From the foreword by Jonathan L. Fairbank
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