Automatic tea-making machine, comprising wooden base which holds the alarm clock, kettle tilter and methylated spirit stove, with flat oval-shaped copper kettle, patented by Frank Clarke of Birmingham, in 1902 (pat.15,170) and made by the Automatic Water Boiler Co., Birmingham, England, 1902-1910.
Marketed as "A Clock Which Makes Tea", this machine is an early version of the tea-making alarm clocks which later became known as "Teasmades".
Details
- Category:
- Domestic Appliances
- Object Number:
- 1961-6
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), copper (alloy), metal (unknown), mahogany (wood) and glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 270 mm x 300 mm x 250 mm,
- type:
- kettle - vessel and clock
- credit:
- Mawer, L.