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Monday, January 2, 2017
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Learn about antiques and collectibles with Dr. Georgia Caraway Christofle, and Gorham. The design for silver pieces is usually puritanical and simple. This is due to the difficulty of working with the silver’s base metal, nickel. Also, again the bottom line calls for simplicity in design to keep expenses at a minimum. The more difficult the silver is to clean, the more it costs in the service operation. These pieces of siler have the names of the hotels impressed on the side, top, or the bottom of the pieces. Sometimes they are only stamped with just the name on the bottom, or others could have an elaborate lacy monogram, logo, or mockheraldic crest marked on the side or top of the piece. Reed & Barton Dr. Georgia Caraway marked their hollowware with symbols from the years 1928 The collecting category of hotel silver and china also covers wares through 1957. used on ocean liners, luxury trains, Some of the venerable old hotels have been restored and are still in cafes, coffee shops, university operation. The most collectible dining halls, and restaurants that hotel wares are from the Plaza, the used fancy commercial silver during the late 19th up to the mid Commodore, and the Hotel Pennsylvania (in New York City), 20th century. It does not include the Stevens and Palmer House in railroad silver and china as those wares falls into their own separate Chicago, the Flagler Hotel in Florida, the Adolphus the category. Fountainbleu in New Orleans, and Better quality hotel silver is almost the Baker Hotels in Dallas, and the always silverplate—layers of pure Galvez in Galveston. silver covering a base metal. Since While I do not encourage you to it was much less expensive to produce, it was easy to replace and “pinch” hotel silver on your next overnight stay, I can encourage was much gentler on the you to shop thrift stores and company’s bottom line than antique shops for those who are sterling. More than a few specimens for sale in the collecting not as honest. market today can be attributed to Dr. Georgia Caraway, former light-fingered tourists pinching a director of the Denton County couple of crested teaspoons for Museums for 14 years, and her souvenirs on their way out of the friends opened the Howe dining room. Mercantile at 107 East Haning. Store hours are Thursday through Contemporary hotel silver is Saturday noon until 8 p.m. She has generally silver plated over lightweight malleable brass. The written five Denton history books. Her latest, North Texas State Fair vintage variety is much heavier, and Rodeo, is available at Howe since it is made with up to eight layers of silver over a thick base of Mercantile. She hopes her next nickel. This allows pieces such as book will be the history of Howe. coffee urns to stand firm, an Downtown Howe has three gift essential requirement when the and antique shops—Howe buffet table is aboard a rolling Mercantile, Texas Home steamship or swaying Pullman. Manufacturers of silver wares are Emporium, and Stark Farms Gifts. Reed & Barton, Rogers Bros., the SHOP LOCAL. We can show you Blackstone Silver Co, International Howe! Silver, Tiffany, Wallace, Oneida,
Mama Suzy
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As of right now, she relies on word-of-mouth advertising and her Facebook page.
Suzy's menu is quite vast.
The Grayson County Health Department was quite shocked upon arrival according to Sauls. "They were expecting wood and formica and instead they got FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic) and stainless steel." said Sauls.
For several months, Mama Suzy's Sweets & Eats has been featured inside the Howe Mercantile until she could get her kitchen open. Sauls said she planned to keep some items available in downtown for those shoppers of the mercantile.
Sauls says that most of her catering events are for graduations, birthdays, and has even done a wake. She also bakes wedding cakes. The cost of the catering depends on the food and Mama
Mama Suzy's Sweets & Eats is located at 1392 Bennett Road in Howe, Texas. Her phone number for catering or special orders is 903-271-1961. It's nice to see dreams come true.
"If I can get people through that door, they'll end up calling me." "I'd love to get business from Howe said Sauls. "They want to see it. and I'd love to be in this kitchen I know my location is not perfect, every day." said Sauls. "I want to but if I put it in town somewhere, get the display case going because I couldn't afford it. I just need to there's lots of traffic up and down get there. It's just a little country this road (Bennett Road). bakery."
