Woodbury Pewterers

Woodbury Pewterers was founded in 1952 in a small blacksmith shop, located next to the historic Hurd House, in the center of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut. In 1967 the business was moved to its current location on Main Street South.

Each piece of Woodbury Pewter is made in their Woodbury factory, and is hand-crafted from the highest quality pewter. Master craftspeople use many of the same methods and tools that were used in the 18th and 19th centuries, carefully producing each piece of pewter with the skills and pride that is clearly apparent in every piece.

The production process includes spinning, where flat pieces of pewter are formed into the desired shape on a lathe; casting, where molten pewter is poured into a bronze mold and allowed to cool until solid, or in some cases it is poured out at the proper time to create a hollow item, such as a spout; assembly, where all the various hand-crafted pewter parts are soldered together with a jeweler's torch, using great care not to melt the piece while ensuring a flawless joint; and finishing, where the completed piece is carefully polished and buffed by hand with a cloth wheel to achieve the desired luster and patina.

Woodbury Pewter is proud to be the only company licensed to make a collection of pewter reproductions and adaptations for the Henry Ford Museum since 1964.

If your travels bring you to Connecticut, Woodbury Pewterers would love for you to stop by their Factory Outlet Store for a tour, and watch Woodbury Pewter being made.