Around 1978-1979, some interesting replicas of decanters were released by Michter's. These replicas were not full of whiskey, they were made of solid metal! While little is known about this endeavor, it seems Michter's partnered with Quaker Alloy Casting Company's Investment Casting division to make all-metal replicas of a few Michter's decanters. Quaker Alloy was located nearby in Myerstown, PA so it kept with Michter's tradition of partnering with other local businesses. The only advertised metal Michter's decanter replica that I've found in my files is a single small reference in the Winter 1979-1980 (Vol. 2, #5) "The Michter's Collector" newsletter. While advertising their Christmas shop at the distillery(At the time called the Michter's Trading Post), they mention that there "...are 50 beautiful stainless steel exact replicas of our first limited edition holiday decanter- the Michter's Christmas tree." However, in my collection, and others' collections are several metal replicas of Tut mini decanters in stainless steel and also what appears to be bronze. I also have a Christmas Tree decanter top that's been replicated in stainless steel as well. I wouldn't be surprised if there are others too. All of the stainless examples are mounted on wood bases with Quaker Alloy's Investment Casting division logo on the bottom. The one Tut I have also has a tag on the front saying "Compliments of Quaker Alloy Casting Company". All of them are quite heavy, especially the Christmas Tree! I can't imagine how much these would cost with today's metal prices! Below are pictures of the examples I have in my collection.
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