Amos Pewter
| pewter-based production | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | 1974 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Gregory Amos (founder) Suzanne Amos (co-founder) Don Sheehan (current owner) Lynn Sheehan (co-owner) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | amospewter.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
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 known 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 resides in a turquoise-painted boatbuilding house established in 1888, which the Amoses purchased for their company in 1974.[6][7][8]
Amos Pewter was the first member of the International Economusee Network, an organization showcasing traditional trades and skills, and is also the only pewter Economusee in Canada.[9] As a result, most Amos Pewter locations feature a space for manufacturing pewter items while visitors watch the process. Sales associates at these locations are trained in general operations of the pewter-molding equipment for the sake of tourism, although the sold products are generally manufactured only in Mahone Bay by trained artisans.[10][11][12] 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.[13] Amos Pewter is involved with coastal preservation, nature conservation, preservation of rural Nova Scotia and awareness of ecological action via Gregory and Suzanne Amos, who were donors of the month for Nova Scotia Nature Trust in 2022 and used Amos Pewter as a vessel for various charitable endeavours.[14] The Retail Council of Canada named Amos Pewter the 2014 Independent Retail Ambassador of the Year.[15][16] The award itself was presented to owner Don Sheehan in 2014 and sponsored by Chase Paymentech Solutions.[17][18]
Amos Pewter opened its Halifax Waterfront location in 2010.[19] In the 2010s, Amos Pewter had a location at the Halifax Stanfield Airport. The location later closed down during the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] 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 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.[21][22] In 2020, after the 2020 Nova Scotia attacks, Amos Pewter donated the monetary proceeds of its "Nova Scotia Crest" Christmas ornament, as well as necklace jewellery, to support families affected by the shooting.[23] Amos Pewter later also partnered with East Coast Lifestyle to release a necklace to raise proceeds for the Nova Scotia Remembers Legacy fund.[24]
References
- ↑ "Amos Pewter". tourismpei.com. Tourism PEI. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Atkinson, Nathalie (17 November 2016). "Shattering tradition: Why Christmas ornaments ain't what they used to be". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Fralick, Rosalie. "A crafty Christmas: Dalplex Christmas Craft Market - once again, a hit!". dal.ca. Dalhousie University. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Jody, Robbins (2017). 25 Places in Canada Every Family Should Visit. Touchwood Editions. ISBN 9781771512022. Search this book on
- ↑ "Downtown Spotlight: Amos Pewter". downtownhalifax.ca. Downtown Halifax. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Delefes, Peter (March 2023). "ADAPTIVE RE-USE The Amos Pewter Story in Mahone Bay". The Griffin. 48 (1): 10. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ Fodor's Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada: With New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland. Fodor's Travel. 2019. ISBN 9781640971325. Search this book on
- ↑ Mullinger, James (2021). "Amos Pewter". [EDIT]ION. 36. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ "Ornament, Christmas Tree". novamuse.org. NovaMuse. Retrieved 21 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". The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin (14).
- ↑ "Greg and Suzanne Amos: A Passion for Coastal Conservation". nsnt.ca. Nova Scotia Nature Trust. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS: Second Session WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014". nslegislature.ca. Order of the Legislature by Hansard Reporting Services. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ Morris, Bud (9 June 2014). "Retail Council of Canada Celebrates its Own". canadasbeststorefixtures.com. Canada's Best Store Fixtures, Inc. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Retail Council of Canada Honours Excellence and Innovation at STORE Conference" (Press release). Retail Council of Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via Cision.
- ↑ Dingwell, Rebecca (2014). "Amos Pewter owner named Independent Retailer of the Year". The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin. 138 (20).
- ↑ Knox, Carsten. "Pewter programming: Amos Pewter opens second location in Halifax". thecoast.ca. The Coast. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Mahone Bay: Amos Pewter Expanding To Halifax Airport". CKBW. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Evely, Kate (20 July 2020). "Absence of cruise ships poses challenge for IWK Auxiliary". youriwk.com. Your IWK. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Adams, Trevor J. (21 July 2020). "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". 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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