Margaret Thornby’s Tea & Tea Room Talk Magazine

Tea caddy spoon mystery

Does anyone know the answer to this question sent to TEA recently? “I have a spoon from a tea caddy, possibly plated bronze. On the back is the name H. Dunsheath. On the front it reads W.G. Hay’s Tea of Teas. I have found the name of Dunsheath and discovered he made these spoons for various tea companies. But who was W.G. Hay and where did he operate? And what sort of date would you attribute to him?”

If you can shed any light please let us know.

Posted on 14 May 2010. Comments (0)


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I mentioned the ‘Buttons’ design teapots and also the sugar and creamer set that I was rather taken with in John Lewis – here’s the teapots in all their glory.
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Bid on our tea cosies!

We all had a great time looking at the wonderful tea cosies that had been made for our competition; the judges had the difficult task of deciding who would win from the excellent handiwork of the entrants. Decide they did, however, and now the cosies are up for auction. Make your selection by number and name, enter your bid by emailing your name, address and email address plus your bid price by 5pm on 27 March 2012. There is a reserve price of £5 on each cosy. Once we have received all bids, we will inform the highest bidder for each cosy, who can then purchase their wonderful cosy.

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