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.

ALB Website

Well, thanks to AOL shutting down "hometown", the ALB website will be temporarily unavailable. I am working on finding a suitable host to upload all the pages and get the site back on line. I appreciate your patience, and will get the site back up as soon as possible. The address will be posted here when it is up and running!

Vulcan Pottery

The Vulcan Pottery jar arrived. It's a beautiful deep red, darker than the photo. The inside is also red. The glaze stops just around the rim on the bottom. Perfect condition, which is amazing for an item this old. It's dated around 1910-1920. Great piece, and a wonderful addition to the collection. Does anyone out there have any Vulcan Works pottery to share? I'd love to see more.

Guide Reviews

Well, I've sold a few of the Collector's Guides, and everyone seems to be enjoying it. I've gotten some very nice comments, and I couldn't be more pleased. It really was a "labor of love".

Chris C. of Nundle, Australia said: I received it today and had a very good read and laugh at times too. Was great to see some of your aquisitions and to read about some of the complex history of the potteries.

R. Steuber said: You did an absolutely magnificent job on this guide. The photos, history and commentary are very professional. There certainly is more variety in the pottery than I thought, and the patent information is very helpful and interesting. The inclusion of the insured price ranges was a bold (and much needed) effort. It lends perspective on which pieces are more difficult to find.

Anyone who would like to contribute, feel free. I am always willing to update the guide with photos or stories about the pottery and/or the teapots. Speaking of which, I've acquired another HUGE teapot. I think that makes five or six now, of the 70 ounce size. Funny how certain ones never show up, then a number of them show up at the same time. Hmmmm.........

New Find

I'm so excited! I got a great piece of pottery from the Vulcan Works from Ebay. Only Vulcan Works item I've ever seen. It's a cute pot with a lid, and bright red. Don't know if it's meant to be a biscuit jar, or to hold sugar, flour, or something else. Needless to say, I'm going to use it as a biscuit barrel. I'll post a photo when it gets here, and maybe someone will have an idea of it's original use.

Finally Made it Back

I've been trying to get the blog back up and running for a while now. Don't know what happened! Kept getting an error message, and could not find any info on how to fix it. Hope this works. If it does, I will update this blog in the next few days.

COLLECTOR'S GUIDE

OK, all you ALB lovers out there. I said I would do it, and I did. The Collector's Guide is now available for purchase. If you would like to get an idea of what info is in the guide, as well as how it is laid out, check it out here: Alcock, Lindley and Bloore Collector's Guide. You can also access PayPal from this page, and get information on other forms of payment.

I sent a copy to Linda of "Handle and Spout", and she was very generous with her compliments. It is a light-hearted look at how I got started, why I love these teapots, extended info on the parent company (Swinnerton's Ltd), maker's marks, detailed indentification of ALB teapots, LOTS of full color photos and more.

I do have a bit more information to add, along with some photos, but as each one will be printed to order, they will be up-to-date with as much information as I have available. If you have any questions, feel free to email me: albteapots@aol.com

Getting On With It

Well, I've been working on the guide, and it's coming along nicely. Now all I have to figure out is how to bind it, so it looks good and stays together! Best be getting on with it, as soon I'll be doing my "real" job of prepping horses for sale. For those of you who don't know, I raise Thoroughbreds. I'm what's known as "horse poor". Plenty of horses, no moolah. Probably cause I spend too much on teapots! (Ya think??)

Horses are so great. And always something going on. Like, say, I wake up the other morning, the dogs are going nuts, and I see a horse where she doesn't belong. On the wrong side of the fence, in the neighbor's yard. Oh, yeah, she broke the gate off the hinges and went for a constitutional. And took her buddy with her. Guess they got the idea from the yearling fillies after they crashed through the fence!! Never a dull moment. You can check out a bit about the farm, and see an awesome video here: Classiebawn Farm The video was made at the Parelli Center in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. If you love horses, you gotta watch it! OK, I've managed to get completely off the subject of teapots, but horses are my "other" passion, so you'll have to excuse me if I digress once in a while.

The "Collector's Guide" will be ready shortly, and I'll post it on the website. I'm waiting for some info from Staffordshire and have some more photos to add, but that shouldn't take too long. There is still time for submissions, so feel free to send anything you think would make the guide more interesting or helpful to collectors.

Guess that's enough for now. Maybe we'll talk animals next time. Just for a change, and because I just LOVE animals!!