Everything You Need To Know About Tankards

The Tankard was a historic drinking vessel usually to carry alcoholic beverages such as ale and beer. The tankard was widely used in Europe especially France, Scandinavia, Germany, and Britain.

Tankards were also used in colonial America from the second half of the 16th century until the end of the 18th century. There were many different designs and as time marched on many more appeared being made from different materials.

The body was usually cylindrical, with a hinged lid, with or without ornate finial, usually with a thumb piece, and a handle that is often in a scroll shape. The handles of many 17th and 18th century tankards doubled up as whistles that were used to summoning waiters.

Though they were sometimes made of horn, carved ivory, pottery, and porcelain with metal mounts, tankards most often were made from precious metals especially silver, and pewter. Larger tankards were used in the late 17th century.

Some were commissioned by corporate bodies or guilds for presentation and ceremonial use. Reproductions of traditional tankard styles date from the 19th century and continue to be produced in the 20th century.

Thesedays tankards are availble in stainless steel, pewter or a combination of both. The designs are wide ranging and themes to suit any tankard user.

If you are looking for a very special gift for a wedding, christening or baptism, 18th, retirement in fact any important occasion that you need to buy a gift for then why not source an engraved tankard.

They make good presents for best man and ushers at weddings as the recipience can keep the gift but also use it in the practical sense if they wish to. Tankards are traditional gifts for weddings and baby gifts.

Photographs and text can be professionally engraved onto tankards transforming it into not only historic but a personalised keepsake gift.

Many online shops and retail outlets sell tankards which are engraved completely free of charge and many will deliver it from England to anywhere in the world.

Specialised technology and a professional and artistic engraver make for a tankard of your choice engraved exactly how you want it. A unique engraved tankard gift is perfect for important life occassions.

A selection of tankards are pre-designed for different sports, interested and events. For example golfing tankards with a golf club handle, fishing tankards with a fish handle, and police retirement tankards with handcuff handles to name a few.

The tankard comes in various sizes. A tankard for every occassion. The small tankard is perfect for baby events such as baby christening, baptism or naming ceremony. The special birthday tankards for 18th and 21st usually have numbered keys for handles. Whatever the special event is you are sure to find the perfect gift ready to be engraved and personalised to your liking.

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