Ever since I was told about the Royal Selangor Pewter factory by my Dad, years back when he worked briefly for TDC (Tourism Development Corporation), I'd always wanted to visit the place. Yet it took a friend of ours from Germany to finally get me there after soooo many years of saying I'd go. Isn't it always the case.....places that are right at our 'doorstep' (meaning within the country), we almost never visit, until we entertain foreign guests, and show them around.
So last month, my husband and I brought our German friend and our 2 younger boys to the Royal Selangor Pewter Visitor Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
The super-sized Tankard outside the Visitor Centre
One of the exhibits in the gallery - Heritage Zone
The replica of our Twin Towers in the Contemporary Zone
The Chamber of Chimes within the Experiential Zone
We tipped the Giant Scale!
There's an actual gigantic block of pewter on the other end.
I think we totaled over 250kgs!
Entry point of the Factory Tour
The factory tour was the highlight for me. I got to actually see how pewter items were created.
Casting the pewter
Smoothening out the surface
Final Polishing
We also got to try our hands at one of the stations.....hammering indents onto the surface of a pewter cylinder. The hammering part was easy....but keeping the indents the same consistency, and aligned.....gee whiz! not at all an easy task. The professionals have to train for over 6 months!
