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This miniature Pewter Collectible Penguin is hand cast in New Zealand. This Pewter Figurine makes an ideal Pewter Collectible.
Pewter is a metal alloy. It is a combination of more than one metal that consists mainly of tin. Pewter can look very similar to silver. No one knows exactly when or how pewter was invented. Chinese pewter, believed to be about 2,000 years old, has been found. Romans used pewter for small utensils and seals.
Penguins abound in New Zealand's waters. The most common is the little Blue Penguin or Korara, found from Northland to Stewart Island. With slate-blue plumage and a bright white belly the little blues are the world's smallest penguins, just under 25 cm tall, and weighing a little over 1 kg. They breed underground in burrows or natural hollows. In coastal towns such as Oamaru in North Otago, Oban on Stewart Island, and even in the capital Wellington.
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