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Jury Ware Brown Enamel Teapot
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A good serviceable early British brown enamel teapot, with Bakelite knop to its lid, and capable of delivering around 6 cups of tea. This one was made by Jury Brand hollow ware, who manufactured kitchen enamelware throughout the early twentieth century.
History of enamel in the home
Up until the late 19th century your everyday teapot was either ceramic or tin. Although the enamelling process had been invented hundreds of years before, it took the Industrial Revolution to drive forward the quality of vitreous enamelling and its application to everyday household objects; and by the dawn of the 20th Century enamelled kitchen equipment, pans, vessels, kettles and teapots had become commonplace. Enamel teapots became a 1920s alternative to their much heavier ceramic cousins, and the first half of the twentieth century saw their heyday, when enamel kitchenware became all-the-rage. Apart from being much lighter in weight and therefore far easier to use, they survived the rigours of a busy kitchen - for they didn't shatter when dropped. They also made a damn fine brew.
Year of manufacture: c.1930
Origin: England
Material: enamelled steel
Diameter 14cm
Height 17cm
Width from end of spout to far-side of handle 26cm
Condition: immaculate and very clean inside
Note: much "vintage enamel" popular today was, and still is, made in Poland - and some of it is not as old as it would appear. This teapot however was made in England and is a genuine early piece.