Saving history one piece at a time.Teakettle

[Jeffrey R.]

I do not see many Teakettle, but this one was talking to me. It was sitting in someones garden at a yard sale here in VT, well that is not the history we want, so here it is.

Early onion form Teakettle with gooseneck spout, missing the lid. The bail handle is original wrought iron. I can find no marks on this piece, and it is missing the 3 small legs, and has a small hole in the bottom ( maybe to let out the rain & snow melt). Still a rare piece. Note all the mold lines. The Teakettle body mold was composed three parts. The spout was composed of four pattern sections. Also the size of this spout has the smaller passage for the water.

Thank you to John Tayler for the Gray Book.


Because Teakettles were difficult to mold, they were not produced in large numbers.

I will date this Teakettle, mid 1700 - late 1700 +/-

 

[Sharon Shuman]

Sitting in the garden!! Argh! So glad you found and saved it.

 

[RickC]

Before I read your post I said aloud, "That's a grey book piece right there!" Now all you have to do is find the lid! Good luck with that.

 

[Scott Price]

Blacksmith repair on the spout. This is history... I go pickin in VT. Find some decent stuff. Waiting for some people up there to start selling their collections.