History
The Pewter Shop is the oldest gift shop in Rockport MA. Founded in 1935, we have been offering high quality pewter from our own workshop, here on Bearskin Neck, and from other pewterers in all parts of the world. The Pewter Shop was established by Lewis Whitney and his wife Blanche. Surrounded by the vibrant scene populated by fishermen, boat builders, artists, and other artisans, the Whitneys found inspiration to pursue their craft. This history of making pewter on the premises has continued without interruption for the past 86 years. The current owners, the Murch family, were first involved in 1938 when Lawson, at the age of twelve, went to work for the Whitneys. In 1960, ownership passed from the Whitneys to Lawson and Herdis. The tradition continues with son Chris, who has been active in the business since 1970, assuming ownership in 2005, and his daughter Zan.
Specialties
The Pewter Shop is the oldest gift shop in Rockport. Founded in 1935, we have been offering high quality pewter from our own workshop, here on Bearskin Neck, and from other pewter makers in all parts of the world. We offer one of the largest selections of Dune Jewelry and Colby Davis Of Boston Jewelry! Some of the fine pewterers we represent are Basic Spirit, Crosby and Taylor, Mullingar, and Woodbury. Also, keychains, ornaments, magnets and pewter pendant necklaces we offer are made right here in our own workshop!