headquarters kuala lumpur malaysia area served worldwide distribution products pewter jewelry and silverware subsidiaries selberan jewellery comyns selcraft sdn bhd sculptors dream website http www.royalselangor.com royal selangor is a malaysian pewter manufacturer and retailer the largest of its type in the world . contents 1 history 2 world s largest pewter tankard 3 products 4 external links history edit founded in 1885 by yong koon simplified chinese ; traditional chinese ; pinyin y ng k n in his little shop called ngeok foh jade peace yong koon handcrafted pewter objects mainly for ceremonial use such as joss stick holders incense burners and candle holders for altars of chinese homes and temples . the pewter objects sold by yong koon were polished with stone leaf tetracera scandens a wild tropical leaf of a fine abrasive nature . with the arrival of british colonials the offering expanded to include tankards ashtrays and tea services . the brand was then known as selangor pewter . in the 1970s the company started exporting first to singapore and hong kong and then to australia . towards the 1980s the market expanded into europe and later into japan . in 1992 the company changed its name to royal selangor to reflect its royal endorsement from his royal highness the late sultan of selangor at that time almarhum sultan salahuddin abdul aziz shah al haj and to reflect its product range which has extended beyond pewter . world s largest pewter tankard edit the world s largest pewter tankard recognized by the guinness book of records was made by royal selangor in 1985 to commemorate its centenary . currently displayed at royal selangor headquarters in setapak it is 1.987 metres tall weighs 1 557 kg and has a capacity of 2 796 litre . the giant tankard has travelled around the world to places such as canada australia singapore and china . products edit the company offers over a thousand tableware and gift items from tankards and tea sets to photo frames desk accessories and wine accessories . distributed worldwide from its base in kuala lumpur the company has more than 40 shops worldwide . it exports to more than 20 countries with retail outlets in london toronto melbourne tokyo shanghai hong kong mumbai and singapore . royal selangor is found in stores such as harrods and john lewis in united kingdom david jones and myer in australia wako and mitsukoshi in japan . represented in five continents with eight offices worldwide it is also represented by its website www.royalselangor.com which runs in nine currencies . in 1989 and 1991 royal selangor received the design plus award at the frankfurt international gift fair . in 1997 royal selangor received the gift of the year award in the licensed gifts category from the giftware association of the united kingdom . the royal selangor wine celebration funnel won three international design awards ; a red dot award from germany s design zentrum an idea2002 bronze from the industrial designers society of america and a good design award 2002 from the japan industrial design promotion organization . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to royal selangor . royal selangor international website royal selangor visitor centre retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title royal selangor & oldid 731749969 categories companies based in kuala lumpurcompanies established in 1885kitchenware brandsmanufacturing companies of malaysiamalaysian brandsmalaysian royal warrant holdershidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles containing simplified chinese language textarticles containing traditional chinese language textcommons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages bahasa melayu edit links this page was last modified on 27 july 2016 at 08 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view