Maker: Woods  Pattern: Chung

Printed in the steely blue shade of Chung. This is a rare shape of teapot, known as Cosy, made by Wood & Sons to a patented design registered by Abram Allware Ltd and decorated with Woods traditional Chung pattern. Abram obtained patents for their teapots in 1922-25 and the Cosy name was also a registered trade mark. Apart from the shape of the pot, the novel features appear to be the fixing of the lid on the pot and the design of the gate, which is integral to the lid. The printed backstamp is mainly taken up with the registration and patent details for the USA, Canada, Argentine, Brazil Chile and three British patent numbers 188503, 214073 and 229495.
There is a tiny hairline to the spout and inside, the lid support has a chip otherwise excellent.

Dimensions: Overall height 12.5 cm, 0.3 ltr / Overall height 5 ins, 0.5 pint