Oct 21, 2011
Char Crews Sells Gifts That Last a Lifetime—and Then SomeBy Joseph HillenmeyerHinsdale.Patch.com

Hinsdale, IL – While serving an obvious purpose at the dinner table, the fine china and silver many families treasure play a role beyond being a vessel for food and drink.

As a generation ages, they hand down plenty to the one below it—wisdom, stories, love, tradition—and the place-settings found at many tables represent the tangible incarnation of those gifts.

As the holiday season approaches and the flatware is polished, the china unwrapped and the Christmas Waterford dusted off, we are almost forced to remember those who came before and smile.

At Char Crews Inc. in Hinsdale, owner Richard Crews and his staff want to help residents bring these ever lasting gifts in their homes.

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