Peteetneet shows of personal, historical tea sets
By Rodger L. Hardy
Tea sets with personal and historical significance go on display at the Peteetneet Academy today for five months.
Jason Olson, Deseret Morning NewsTea sets at the Peteetneet Academy include assorted “fruits.” Six members of the Payson Historical Society — Gwyn Harmer, Helen Walker, JaNay Friedli, Ivan Haskell, Helene Jones and Historical Society President Gloria Barnett — dug into their cupboards and came up with a variety of tea sets that came from ancestors to more modern children’s collectibles.
Tea bag puts lid on teapot sales
The nation that once exported the pleasing rituals of afternoon tea around the world now appears happy to dunk a tea bag in hot water for a few seconds.
Sales of teapots have plummeted by two thirds in five years, figures show today.
At the end of the 20th century, Tesco sold nearly 20 styles of teapot. Today it has only five and sales have dropped by 62 per cent over the same period. Sales of cups and saucers have fallen by 85 per cent since 2001.
Newsflash
Hi All
I have been sent on a mission to sort out our “vault” at the tea pottery in devon. What a find! There are lots of teapots there that are well known to all of you teapot collectors. I am therefore going to feature one of our “vault” teapots a week for our enthusiasts who might need that elusive teapot to complete their collection.
