Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Teapot |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 2022.003 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 2022.003.001 a - f |
Date |
1960s |
Description |
Electric teapot assembled and distributed by Van Tuyl and Fairbank Hardware in Petrolia a.) The teapot is round and it is black with red tulips with yellow accents (stamins) and green stems and leaves. There is an electric element inside the teapot to boil water. b.) The lid is black. c.) The electric cord is black and plugs into the teapot on the side at the bottom. d.) Extra plug with a spring on the end, e.) Guarantee insert, No. 23007 by Fairbank Electric Ltd. It measures17.5cm x 14 cm and then folded in half. The guarantee is printed on the inside and tea tips and a recipe is on the back. f). Box is white with a graphic of the teapot in black and red on two sides. The top box flaps are printed in black and red, "Now! Tea Time is Anytime, Electric Tea Pot". |
Provenance |
This round ceramic teapot contained a heating element that would boil water in minutes. It was a side business for Fairbank. Petrolia church groups were paid to assemble the teapots and they were carried and distributed through VanTuyl & Fairbank Hardware Store. They were to be listed in the Eaton's Christmas catalogue until a man from the Canadian Standard Association walked into the store to test them. He decided the teapot should be able to boil water effectively for an hour without boiling dry. He declared the voltage had to be reduced. Once this was done the teapot could no longer live up to its claim of boiling water within minutes. Without the quick boiling time there was no longer an interest in the teapot. |
Dimensions |
H-15 W-15.5 L-23.5 cm |
Search Terms |
Teapot Fairbank VanTuyl & Fairbank Hardware Church Electric Household items Appliances |