Find a pewter smith in your vicinity.  Inquire around amongst the  
higher end crafters in your area.

They make commemorative medallions for companies and others.  Once a  
master is created, they create a mold out of a heavy rubber or vinyl  
or something which is pourable and when cured retains good  
definition.  Pewter melts at a quite low temperature, so this rubber  
like mold easily handles the heat of poured molten casting pewter.   
Much simpler than older days when the mold was some kind of metal.   
Limited only by your imagination and someone's ability to create a  
satisfactory master.

Initial cost would probably be in the range of what you are willing  
to pay, and then making a run of medallions would be a price per  
piece that might be quite reasonable.

What part of the country are you in.  I can put you in touch with one  
in central Missouri.   He might be able to provide contacts elsewhere.

I have seen some of these and spoken a bit with the Pewter smith who  
does it.
On May 28, 2008, at 9:02 AM, John Keeling wrote:

> Thanks for all the responses.
> I was looking for something quite flamboyant since my furniture really
> isn't too bad these days.
> I wanted something I could inlay into say the back of the back leg  
> which
> may be visible from time to time so really didn't want to do the  
> branding.
> I have been taking lessons from Garrett Hack off and on for the  
> last year
> or so and I know he uses morse code in his inlay, I believe Mr  
> Becksvoort
> uses a silver dollar, I don't want to take the time to carve  
> something, my
> carving is not that good anyway.
> I figured a little cast silver medallion maybe 1/2" to 3/4" in  
> diameter would
> be discrete and classy and I thought it may be easiest but i'm not  
> so sure
> now. I know for $300-400 I could get a supply of small medallions  
> custom
> made which would probably last me a lifetime... still thinking...
>
> Thanks for the ideas, plenty to chew on, have fun - John
>
>
> Bugbear; I recall watching Blue Peter years back where they  
> featured the
> guy who carved the little mice... Peter Purvis and Leslie Judd  
> wasn't it?
> Old content - we only had a black and white tv back then... no tools!
>
>
>
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