Buying a Utah teapot

[mjg59]

The Utah teapot was one of the early 3D reference objects. It's canonically a Melitta but hasn't been part of their range in a long time, so I'd been watching Ebay in the hope of one turning up. Until last week, when I discovered that a company called Friesland had apparently bought a chunk of Melitta's range some years ago and sell the original teapot[1]. I've just ordered one, and am utterly unreasonably excited about this.

Update: Friesland have apparently always produced the Utah teapot, but were part of the Melitta group for some time - they didn't buy the range from Melitta.

[1] They have them in 0.35, 0.85 and 1.4 litre sizes. I believe (based on the measurements here) that the 1.4 litre one matches the Utah teapot.

Comments

Relationship to Melitta

[sevcsik]

Apparently Friesland is a trademark of Melitta: http://www.trademarkia.com/friesland-melitta-germany-73547687.html

Looks like the 1.4l model is already out of stock, did you order all of it? :)

[moem]

There is absolutely nothing unreasonable about your excitement. It makes utter sense to me from both angles (I'm into computers but also into Melitta stuff). Also: tea.

[(Anonymous)]

They really ought to sell a 1L 3/4-height version for people who want something that matches the 3D model. Although now I'm curious as to whether the 3D model would pour nicely or not, since the angle of the end of the spout will be different.

They found the target audience :)

[sevcsik]

Looks like you got some customers for Friesland, they are selling it now as the "Utah teapot" :)

(when the article was published, it wasn't mentioned anywhere on the site)

https://frieslandversand.de/teekanne-1-4l-weiss-utah-teapot