NUTMEG FLAVORED
Opened in 1890, the Howland-Hughes Department Store in Waterbury, Conn., was a mainstay on Bank Street for more than a century. Then the shopping malls and big box stores started to arrive and business began to suffer. In 1997, after selling off all their out-of-state merchandise, the owners of Howland-Hughes reinvented themselves as The Connecticut Store. All products are made in the Nutmeg State, including Wiffle Ball sets, Pez candies, and Liberty Candles. If Woodbury Pewter is more to your liking, consider a mug, vase, or pitcher. Bovano of Cheshire creates glass enamel sculptures of birds, flowers, fish, and butterflies. But our favorites for the holiday season are the wooden ornaments created by Waterbury’s own AKA Collectibles. All of the pieces stem from recycled Christmas trees.
120-140 Bank St., 800-474-6728, www.theconnecticutstore.com
STEVEN JERMANOK
Opened in 1890, the Howland-Hughes Department Store in Waterbury, Conn., was a mainstay on Bank Street for more than a century. Then the shopping malls and big box stores started to arrive and business began to suffer. In 1997, after selling off all their out-of-state merchandise, the owners of Howland-Hughes reinvented themselves as The Connecticut Store. All products are made in the Nutmeg State, including Wiffle Ball sets, Pez candies, and Liberty Candles. If Woodbury Pewter is more to your liking, consider a mug, vase, or pitcher. Bovano of Cheshire creates glass enamel sculptures of birds, flowers, fish, and butterflies. But our favorites for the holiday season are the wooden ornaments created by Waterbury’s own AKA Collectibles. All of the pieces stem from recycled Christmas trees.
120-140 Bank St., 800-474-6728, www.theconnecticutstore.com
STEVEN JERMANOK
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