Re: Pewter/Tin/ Lead

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From: "Henrix" <henrix@bonetmail.com>

> Funny how all swedes I ever talked to about it call it pewter plague,
while
> you english speaking talk about lead rot.

This could be different national tradition for casting and naming toy
soldiers. In Germany they are known as Zinnsoldaten ( Tin figures ),
whereas, AFAIK, in English they usually are called Lead Soldiers - as in
Spanish (Soldados de Plomo). Pewter drinking vessels are also called
'Zinn'
in Germany.

Don't know about Swedish, though.

Greetings
Karl Heinz