"Cheerywake" tea server, c. 1950
Melamine, earthenware, chrome and other metals, rubber, cardboard, electrical componentsexpand_more
Gift of funds from various donors, by exchangeexpand_more 2003.167a-f
Not on Viewexpand_more
Responding to the English fondness for tea, William Thornton made a patent application for an automatic tea maker in 1933. Named Teasmade, it sounded an alarm clock, turned on the lights, boiled water and brewed a pot of tea at your bedside. As advertised in England in 1954, Teasmade “means a cheery, cozy cup of freshly made tea in bed everyday of the year.”
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- "Cheerywake" tea server
- Artist Life
- (dates unknown)
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- 2003.167a-f
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