When their daughters married, their dowries would contain a lot of tinwork to demonstrate the family's wealth and prominence. These customs brought the Taiwanese tinware industry to its peak.
往昔，不論士紳或富農，皆重視居家廳堂的錫器擺設，以襯托其財富氣派，女兒出嫁時，嫁中錫器愈多，表示娘家愈有錢勢，就此把台灣錫器業推向巔峰。