FEELING NOSTALGIC; SOME MANUFACTURERS REVIVE -- OR STICK TO -- ESTABLISHED LOOKS IN GIFTWARE AND COLLECTIBLES, AND FIND THEY CAN HEAT UP THE MARKETPLACE.(Payne Manufacturing Co. Ltd.)

HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, June, 2005 by Webb, Carla

Byline: Carla Webb

NEW YORK-Everything old is new again in tabletop. Well, at least some things are. While many manufacturers are looking to the next new thing, some are sticking to their tried-and true looks from the past.

Some of the looks have stood the test of time, while others have been brought back again after laying dormant for years. Such is the case with Payne Manufacturing Co. Ltd. of Mississauga, Ontario, which began reproducing its metal tableware almost 30 years after it ceased giftware production to focus solely on its industrial business.

"My father began the business in 1952 and was making metal giftware -- copper, aluminum, chromium-plated giftware," said Sandra Edmonds, president of Payne. "It was also a machine shop, where...