Tea Shop Tea Reading Set

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[[File:Tea-shop-british-blue-and-cream-set.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Unmarked / Tea Shop, Blue on Cream, side view]]
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[[File:Tea-shop-british-blue-and-cream-set.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Unmarked Tea Shop Tea Reading, Blue on Cream, side view]]
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[[File:Tea-shop-british-blue-and-cream-set-in-box.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Unmarked / Tea Shop, Blue on Cream, set in its clear plastic pyramidal box]]
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[[File:Tea-shop-british-blue-on-cream.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Tea Shop Tea Reading, Blue on Cream, cup and saucer]]
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[[File:Tea-shop-british-blue-on-cream.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Tea Shop, Blue on Cream, cup and saucer]]
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[[File:Unknown-british-blue-on-cream.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Tea Shop Tea Reading, Blue on Cream, saucer, cup, and booklet]]
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[[File:Unknown-british-blue-on-cream.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Tea Shop, Blue on Cream, saucer, cup, and booklet]]
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[[File:Tea-shop-british-blue-and-cream-set-in-box.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Tea Shop Tea Reading, Blue on Cream, complete set in its clear plastic pyramidal box, with tea]]
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This set was originally marketed in a clear plastic box with a small box of tea inside. Its name is "Tea Shop Tea Reading Set," but as soon as one opens the packaging and discards the label, that identification disappears. There is no maker's mark.
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The [[Tea Shop Tea Reading Set]] was originally marketed in a clear plastic box with a small box of tea inside. Its name is clearly  "Tea Shop Tea Reading Set," but as soon as one opens the packaging, discards the label, and drinks the tea, all identification disappears.  
   
   
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Very little can be learned about this British set. The transfer designs are blue on a cream or ivory body and there are seven symbols on the saucer. The cup is plain except for a blue stripe and there are no backstamps on either the cup or saucer. It probably was sold during the 1990s or early 2000s.  
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Very little can be learned about this British set. The transfer designs are blue on a cream or ivory body and there are seven symbols on the saucer. The cup is plain except for a blue stripe and there are no backstamps on either the cup or saucer, leaving it [[:Category Unmarked|unmarked]]. All we know is that it was [[:Category:Made in England|made in England]], probably during the 1990s or early 2000s.
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The Tea Shop Tea Reading Set set came with an [[:Category:Tea Leaf Reading Instruction Sheets and Booklets|instruction booklet]] titled "Reading Tea Leaves." The seven symbols on the saucer are:  
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The Tea Shop Tea Reading Set set came with a small [[:Category:Tea Leaf Reading Instruction Sheets and Booklets|instruction booklet]] titled "Reading Tea Leaves." The seven symbols on the saucer are:  
* Five-Pointed Star
* Five-Pointed Star

Latest revision as of 22:50, 14 February 2021

Unmarked Tea Shop Tea Reading, Blue on Cream, side view
Tea Shop Tea Reading, Blue on Cream, cup and saucer
Tea Shop Tea Reading, Blue on Cream, saucer, cup, and booklet
Tea Shop Tea Reading, Blue on Cream, complete set in its clear plastic pyramidal box, with tea

The Tea Shop Tea Reading Set was originally marketed in a clear plastic box with a small box of tea inside. Its name is clearly "Tea Shop Tea Reading Set," but as soon as one opens the packaging, discards the label, and drinks the tea, all identification disappears.

Very little can be learned about this British set. The transfer designs are blue on a cream or ivory body and there are seven symbols on the saucer. The cup is plain except for a blue stripe and there are no backstamps on either the cup or saucer, leaving it unmarked. All we know is that it was made in England, probably during the 1990s or early 2000s.

The Tea Shop Tea Reading Set set came with a small instruction booklet titled "Reading Tea Leaves." The seven symbols on the saucer are:

  • Five-Pointed Star
  • Four-Leaf Cover
  • Hour Glass, Cat
  • Candle on a Stand
  • Crescent Moon
  • Diamond

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