It's in virtually mint condition - one of the saucers has a tiny chip and one of the cups is a bit stained inside. I have no idea if this is worth much, ebay says "not really", but 8 quid for the whole set still seems like a bargain. It's made by a company called Poole and according to the stamps must be from the early 60s. It is beautiful. I am making a lot more tea and rubbish instant coffee than usual just so I can use it.
Now, for my dilemma. At work today, I noticed that the sugar jar in our tea kitchen appears to be the same colour as my coffee set. After checking the stamps, I am now quite convinced that it is actually from the same series. I WANT. I don't *think* anyone at my office has an emotional attachment to this sugar pot and would get very upset if I silently switched it for another one. But I don't really want to go round asking everyone if they would object to me taking it - I think that would make me appear more obsessed with tableware than is healthy.
Also, I have considered making a tea cosy for this thing. it would of course have to be a tailored, fitted affair, but I don't know if I'm ready for knitting a non-ironic tea cosy. Hmmm.
4 comments:
i would definitely switch the sugar pots. i have a poole teapot and i **love** it. it is so wonderful. it is a shame that such beautiful things should be separated from each other.
Oooh, can I see yours? I spent last night looking at a lot of these online and they are all rather lovely.
The joy of reading in the blogger ready thingy thing is that I know what happened next, even if the post doesn't seem to exist anymore.
Haha! Yes, I got paranoid after Alex said I'd get fired if anyone found out. I've decided to knit a balaclava for the sugar jar.
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