Metzke Pewter Trinket Box Pair of rare motifs on both boxes One depicting a cowboy riding a horse and the other weather vane with south north directions and horse on top Designs by Metzke was founded in 1963 by Dr. Fred W. Metzke and his wife Mary. Under Dr. Metzke's skills as a model maker/artist and the creativity of his wife Mary, the small family company grew to one of the largest pewter giftware manufacturers in the world. In 1972, Fred and Mary were joined by their son Stephen. As company President, Stephen helped to develop Designs by Metzke into a company of almost 200 hundred employees and 100 sales personnel in 17 showrooms around the world Finally in 1990 Barbara Metzke joined the rest of the family as Vice President. The Metzke family business featured over 3000 designs in several hundred categories. Each product was hand finished and shipped from the Metzke factory in Tallahassee Florida Designs by Metzke represented clients such as Disney World, Disney Land the Smithsonian Neiman Marcus Dillard's major gift catalogs and thousands of small gift shops and boutiques Designs by Metzk Inc. officially closed its doors in 1997 after realizing it could not continue to compete with the foreign market of imported pewter giftware Mid Century Modern Dated 1978 Out of a New York City estate

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