Ceramic Animals In Tea Boxes

When red rose tea began to offer wade miniatures in 1967 it wasn t uncommon to promote food and beverage items with free premiums.
Ceramic animals in tea boxes. The small ceramic figurines were only supposed to come along with the tea for a short time back in 67. Even so the success of wade figurines for red rose was unprecedented boasting a production run for the first series of miniatures that numbered in the millions. By 1983 the series spread to u s. There are 2001 ceramic tea box for sale on etsy and they cost 31 02 on average.
Special figures to be included in each box of tea. The most popular color. Tea box 100 bamboo tea box chest organizer with slide out drawer 8 storage compartments clear shatterproof hinged lid by sugarman creations perfect holiday gift 4 6 out of 5 stars 285 28 99. Make offer red rose tea wade england unusual figures lot of 14 animals everything you need to know about wade figurines wade figurines began to be manufactured in 1867 although they did not rise to prominence until the 1950s when the company released an animal line designed by sir george wade.
It s likely the company wouldn t have thought to do so if it hadn t been for an issue with electrical insulators. As of 2014 red rose gives away a wade figurine in many tea boxes. The photograph shows three of a set of 12 wade porcelain figures distributed in boxes of red rose tea. Was a british pottery company primarily responsible for producing ceramic goods.
Stuffed animals games puzzles learning school. Around this time george wade son ltd. Make offer red rose tea wade england figurines lot of 33 mint shipped in wooden cigar box wade figurines red rose tea lot of 24 animals figures ceramic 20 00. The most common ceramic tea box material is ceramic.
The miniatures soon bec. Red rose didn t start including wade figurines in boxes of tea until 1967.