Disposable Teapots

Unlike porcelain teapots, ALB pottery teapots were made for the masses for daily use. As they were very inexpensive at the time, they were considered "disposable" and no one worried about breaking one. They were easily replaced. Even the workers at the pottery didn't see them as anything special. No doubt the last Mr. Bloore would be shocked and amazed at just how popular these teapots are now, and how much some of them can cost. Julie C., in California acquired a gorgeous blue ALB of a design I've never seen before. Congrats to you, Julie! Hope I see the next one first!

Question about a teapot

To the person who left a message in March.....yes, I have an email where you can send a pic. You didn't leave any contact info, so I hope you read this. You can contact me at: albteapots@aol.com

Old Web Site

Well, the old web site is no more. I'm going to be building a new one over the next few months. I've been in contact with the grandson of the last Bloore to work for the company. Got some interesting info from him via his grandmother. Also seems our numbers are growing, as I have been contacted by new collectors. Glad to know there are more out there, but now I have even more competition!!

Donavan Bloore

Got some exciting news! I have been contacted by Peter Bloore, grandson of Nanet and Donavan Bloore. Mr. D. Bloore was the last of the Bloore's to work at the ALB pottery. Peter's girlfriend bought a guide for him for Christmas, and he showed it to the rest of the family. Happily, they all loved it, and now want to start a collection themselves!

Peter told me something I found very interesting. He said that when his grandfather was with ALB, they had so many of these teapots, and that they were so inexpensive, they were actually considered to be "disposable" items. It was no big deal to break one, as they were easily replaced.

What would Donavan Bloore think now???

New Find!!

Actually, a couple new finds. There is a teapot I'm been trying to get for AGES, and finally found one online. I'll let you know if I get it. I have a milk jug to match, so it would be nice to get my hands on this teapot. No, I'm not going to tell you which one. Not yet.

Also, my tankard arrived today from England. It's shorter than my other one, but just as beautiful. Awesome picture surrounding the outside. I'll try to get a nice pic to post soon. I'm beginning to wonder if the ALB fairies are out there still making these things! There doesn't seem to be any end to them.

Website

Still trying to finish the website. I apologize for taking so long. Been busy with the horses, and building websites for other people, so mine went to the back burner. Got a nice email from Edward's China Shop in the UK about their Brown Betty teapots, so I added a link to their site on my teapot homepage. If you want a REAL English Brown Betty, you can get one there.

Long Time, No See

Whew! It's been a long time since I was here last. Found a few more great teapots, and sold a few more collector's guides. One went to New Zealand, and one to the great-grandson of Mr. Alcock of ALB. Pretty cool, huh? Kind of nice to know that my little endeavor ended up scattered all over the world. Still looking for those all-elusive coffee pots and hot chocolate pots. Kudos to my buddy in California for finding them before me, but I'll beat you to one some day.

Broken Links

Just to let you know, some of the links on this page will not work at the moment. When I have finished the corresponding page on the new web site, I will update the links. Thanks so much for being patient.

NEW WEB SITE!!

Yep, I'm FINALLY getting the new site up. It's taking a lot longer than expected. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the old site to load into a new hosting location, so I'm going to have to rebuild from scratch. Regardless of that, I do have a couple of pages up and running, and I'll keep working on them as much as possible. I hope to have the whole site back up in a week to 10 days, so keep checking back! The new site is located here: http://albteapots.com/

ALB Web Site

I think I finally found a host for the web site. I will be out of town until the 19th, so the going will be slow, but I'll be working on it every chance I get. I'll do my best to have the site back up by the end of this month. Thanks for your patience.