Candlewood Suites. Candlewood Suites is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). Candlewood Suites facility in Irving, Texas. History. The Candlewood Suites chain was started in 1995 by Jack Deboer, founder of the Residence Inn and co-founder of the Summerfield Suites chain. The first hotel was built on North Webb Road in Wichita, KS and opened in 1996.
Real pewter is a metal alloy comprised mostly of tin and small amounts of antimony and copper or silver. Often used to make flatware, tableware, picture frames, candleholders and vases, pewter is also a favored gray paint color for walls.
Silver is also sometimes used. Copper and antimony act as hardeners while lead is common in the lower grades of pewter, which have a bluish tint. It has a low melting point, around 170â230 Â°C (338â446 Â°F), depending on the exact mixture of metals.The word pewter is probably a variation of the word spelter, a term for zinc alloys (originally a colloquial name for zinc).y the 15th century, the Worshipful Company of Pewterers controlled pewter constituents in England. This company originally had two grades of pewter, but in the 16th century a third grade was added. The first type, known as fine metal, was used for tableware.