ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, March 21, 1993                   TAG: 9303220437
SECTION: HOMES                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Curt Richert
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium


TRADITIONAL JIGSAW PUZZLES GET NEW TWIST ON THE HOUSE

Wrebbitt Inc., a Montreal manufacturing company, has created a series of three-dimensional puzzles that come in the form of various homes and buildings. Some of the designs include the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., a Bavarian castle and Victorian homes.

The freestanding puzzles are interlocking pieces made of foam.

Prices range from $18.95 to $48.95. For a free catalog, information or orders, write to: St. Clair Specialties, P.O. Box 1181, Sterling Heights, Michigan 48310, or call: 1-800-678-6789.

Recall information

Tiffany & Co. is voluntarily recalling its Private Stock Hand Painted French China because it may expose users to high levels of lead.

The company says the problem is limited only to Tiffany's Made-To-Order Private Stock foodware, which may be identified by the words "Tiffany & Co. Private Stock Hand Painted Made in France" hand painted in red or blue on the bottom surface.

The recall does not affect Private Stock giftware or Tiffany & Co. brand china, including the china available in department stores.

Open tour

The Daffodil Mart, a trial garden and working hybridizing farm, is open for guided public tours through April 10.

The wholesale bulb grower and distributor on Virginia 3 in Gloucester County will have tours by reservation only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Cost of the tours are $5 per person. For reservations call (804) 693-3966, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Books

Comfort House, a mail order company, is offering a catalog that helps make life easier for senior citizens and others.

The catalog has larger print than other catalogs and its order form is simpler to understand and provides room to write in the boxes. The catalog is free and available by writing Comfort House, 189 Frelinghuysen Ave., Dept. K, Newark, N.J. 07114-1595 or call toll-free 1-800-359-7701, ext. 66.

Curt Richert is a staff writer for this newspaper.



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