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11 Mar 09 - 05:54 PM (#2586685) Subject: BS: Any info? Teapots made to raise funds fo From: katlaughing Thought there might be some Mudcatters who would know about this and maybe shed some light on it. This came in the Kovell's (Antiques & Collectibles)email newsletter in answer to someone's query: Teapots similar to yours were made during World War II, but not for the soldiers, who were much too busy for tea. They were made to raise money for the war effort. The teapots we have seen are black, like yours, and are decorated with flowers. A few were made in a smaller size. The words "For England and Democracy" are usually printed around the lid. Teapots with the words "Escorted to U.S.A. by Royal Navy" were also made. From 1939 until the end of the war in 1945, ships crossing the Atlantic were protected by Allied escort ships from the United States, Canada and England. The mark on the bottom of the teapot is the Staffordshire knot, indicating the pottery was made by one of the Staffordshire potteries. There is probably more to this story. Can anyone tell us more? You can see the mark on This Page. This ought to be fun! |
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11 Mar 09 - 07:04 PM (#2586732) Subject: RE: BS: Any info? Teapots made to raise funds for WWII From: skipy Check this out:- http://marketplace.hgtv.com/Product.aspx?Lid=2528-470843-TTC110708A Skipy |
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11 Mar 09 - 07:49 PM (#2586767) Subject: RE: BS: Any info? Teapots made to raise funds for WWII From: McGrath of Harlow "...not for the soldiers, who were much too busy for tea." Can't be talking about British soldiers there! ............ By coincidence, I was in the Museum of Brands in Notting Hill in London(splendid little museum) yesterday, and noticed there a pottery teapot dating from the War with an inscription on it saying it had been produced as a replacement for aluminium teapots which had been handed in as part of the war effort. |
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11 Mar 09 - 11:59 PM (#2586907) Subject: RE: BS: Any info? Teapots made to raise funds for WWII From: katlaughing Thanks, fellahs! That Kovells oughta have friends in the UK, like me!:-) I have posted your link, skipy, and another sent to me by PM. McGrath, that looks like a fun place to visit! luvyakat |
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12 Mar 09 - 09:10 PM (#2587661) Subject: RE: BS: Any info? Teapots made to raise funds for WWII From: McGrath of Harlow It is indeed - see here for a sizeable sample from the collection. The museum has been organised as a Time Tunnel - so you start back in Victorian times with the packages and the posters of the day and work your way along down the years. The two things that jump out are firstly astonishment at the way this kind of thing brings memories back, and the other is how the quality of design of such things has deteriorated in more recent times. |
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12 Mar 09 - 09:17 PM (#2587667) Subject: RE: BS: Any info? Teapots made to raise funds for WWII From: katlaughing That is really neat, McGrath. Thanks. I esp. liked the Hudson's soap. Wonder if we're related! |