Weighing
in at a hefty 1557 kg (3432 lbs) and standing 1987 mm
(6' 6") tall and having a girth of 1693 mm (5' 6");
this monumental feat was born of the desire that Royal
Selangor should celebrate its centenary year in 1985 in
dramatic fashion.
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How
more spectacular than to craft the world's largest
version of its best-selling tankard?
Six of Royal Selangor's most skilled craftsmen were assigned to create this super
tankard. They took three months and worked over 2000 hours to complete the job
- from preparation of the moulds to the final polishing of the tankard.
The process was similar to making a normal size tankard, although on a very much
larger scale. Typically, the handle was cast separately and later soldered on,
except that this 181 kg (400lbs) handle took three days just to be soldered on
and a further 7 days for it to be polished to attain the right shine.
It now stands majestically within the grounds of Royal Selangor's premises in
Kuala Lumpur. In 1987, it was cited in the Guinness Book Of World Records as the
World's Largest Pewter Tankard.
It is a remarkably well-travelled tankard
too. After its first public appearance at Expo '86 in Vancouver, Canada, it stopped
the show at Singapore's busy Orchard Road (1992), showed up at Beijing, Shanghai
and Shenjang (2000) and travelled Australia in 2001.
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