All Alchemy England 1977 Fine English Pewter jewelry and accessories, are hand made in England to an unrivaled quality by Alchemy's own craftsmen. The metal we use is classed as "Fine English Pewter". This means that the jewelry/giftware you buy from us does not contain Lead or Cadmium and is made from one of the highest grades of pewter you can get. Unlike some pewter used to manufacture jewelry from other Countries, our pewter suppliers closely monitor the content and give us "Batch Essay" breakdowns of the exact metal content with each batch of metal we buy.