Metzke Pewter 1977 Vintage Cheese Holder and Knife. Three blind mice on knife handle and big mouse on forked holder. Needs some polishing and the ear of the big mouse has some damage. See photos for details.

Info on company- 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 Metzke, Inc. officially closed its doors in 1997 after realizing it could not continue to compete with the foreign market of imported pewter giftware.

This web site is dedicated to the employees of Designs by Metzke. They continue to meet each year to share a luncheon, remember old times, and the fellowship they developed over the years at the factory. It is also dedicated to the salesmen and Rep firms that worked so closely with the family for over three decades.