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What is a teasmade?
The prologue to "Teasmade, a Potted History"
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The Teasmade's surprising contribution to film techniques and aesthetics
How the teasmade contributes to our understanding of cinematographic technique.
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Goblin Service Centres in the 1960s
Here's a transcript of a list of Goblin Branches and Service Depots published in the 1960s
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New Owners for Swan Teasmades (and Goblin Vacuum Cleaners)
RKW (Retail Knows Why) has acquired Swan Products, the small domestic appliances and housewares brand which owns Swan teasmades.
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Snacking Okatu
Teasmades have recently been featured in Gordon Wallace's amazing science blog, Snacking Okatu.
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A Wikipedia Mystery
From time to time I visit Wikipedia and check whether the information on the Teasmade page there is current...
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Kennel Teasmade
I am delighted to introduce Kennel Teasmade, breeders of the most gorgeous English Setter show dogs, in Uppsala, Sweden.
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Hawkins Silver Lining Magazines
I have a growing collection of Silver Lining magazines, produced between 1949 and 1955 to advertise Hawkins’ range of products.
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The Teasmade Trademark
Goblin BVC first registered the ‘teasmade’ trademark in 1947, although there was a near miss when the Chairman proposed the name Cheerywake.
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Endeavour - Inspector Morse and the Teasmade
A teasmade appeared in Endeavour, a prequel to the popular long-running series Inspector Morse.
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Queen - I want to break free
In the music video for Queen’s single ‘I Want To Break Free’, Brian May is awakened by a teasmade.
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John Gannam - Tea in Bed
John Gannam was an illustrator and painter who often painted people in bed, sometimes with a cup of tea in their hands.