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ances Brundage (child gns for the American surviving numbers of are comparatively sc Tuck collectors’ sets in s’ characters, gallery Presidents’ homes, st , army and navy unifo s Some consider the f he lithographed privat embossed heraldic views of chromolithographs printed by other companies primarily from Germany Raphael Tuck sold his wares in the streets of London from a wheelbarrow In 1871, his three sons had joined the firm and that Christmas Raphael Tuck and Sons published their first Christmas greeting That same year reduced postal rates added to the popularity of mailing greeting cards In 1880 the trademark of palette and easel was adopted, and the following year Raphael Tuck retired

In 1894, Tuck’s son, Adolph, began experimenting with a picture postcard, and produced one photo postcard of Mt. Snowdon in Wales But it wasn’t until 1898 that an issue of 12 lithographed vignette views of London was produced These were followed by more London views and views along the Thames (36 in all) All were produced in Saxony from watercolor sketches By 1903, postcard collecting had caught the public’s imagination in the United States and Tuck established an office in New York Postcards printed in the Tuck facilities in England and Germany were sent to the United States to be sold

Famous American artists such as cartoonist Clare Victor Dwiggins (signed “Dwig”), F Earl Christy (the University girls), Katherine Gassaway (wide-eyed children), Richard Outcault (father of “Buster Brown” and his dog Tige), Grace Drayton (innovator of the Campbell Kids), Frederick Opper (Happy

Regrettably all records of the Tuck Company were destroyed when Raphael House was bombed in the blitz of London in 1940 Also destroyed were the original paintings from which the cards were reproduced, the lithographic stones, and all records of production.

The wording “Tuck’s Post Card, carte postale, postkarte, with the trademark artist’s easel and palette, Printed in Saxony, By Appointment, Art Publishers to their Majesties the King and Queen,” indicates Tuck cards that were printed for the American market

Halloween postcards by Tuck are difficult to find and are very expensive. But Howe Mercantile has an extensive selection of all sorts of postcards, including Tuck’s, in stock Come see us and tuck a few of these fun collectibles into your home décor

Dr. Georgia Caraway, former director of the Denton County Museums for 14 years, and her friends opened the Howe Mercantile at 107 East Haning, Howe. Store hours are Thursday through Saturday noon until 8 p m In addition to Tips, Tools, & Techniques: Caring for Your Antiques and Collectibles, she has written four Denton history books and is working on a 5th history about the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo

Housing continued from Page #3 market is 50 feet by 120 feet Norris said that quality builders are looking for those size lots He's idea is not for builders to by five lots, build and buy five more lots. He's marketing this property to builders that will purchase 75-100 lots to build.

"If we can get two or three builders up here committed to 50-75 lots each, you've got some velocities and with that comes marketing " said Norris "A side bar to that is that you'll have people that are going to need to by gas, eggs and other things up here They're going to need those qualities of life so someone will open us something Whether it's another convenience store or a taco shop or what have you Retailers will tell you that the first thing they want to know is how many rooftops are in the area "

Very likely, the district will have to construct a water tower in the area which most likely will be off of the district property which would pressurize a much greater area than just the district The size of the new water station and the way it's operated will be overseen by the city engineer.

Norris says that the first process is to obtain the sewer permits from TCEQ and that could take anywere from 37 days to 12 months.

As we all know, the rapid growth from Collin County and even the growth of Sherman will have a major effect on Howe It's just the beginning