A Collection of Eleven Tetley Tea Folk Promotional Ceramic Kitchenware Items and Figurines, Attributed to Wade

A collection of eleven promotional glazed ceramic kitchenware items and figurines featuring characters from the Tetley Tea Folk advertising campaign, attributed to Wade. The group consists of two blue delivery van-shaped jars with removable lids, both bearing the Tetley logo in white within an oval, with one featuring the registration mark TEA 1. Also included is a large circular cookie jar in dark blue with the word Cookies in white script and a lid formed as the Gaffer character. The set includes three teapots: a large blue teapot decorated with an illustration of characters sharing tea, a medium-sized blue teapot with a white Tetley logo, and a novelty teapot formed as Gaffer’s head. The collection is completed by a toast rack featuring character figures at each end and five figurines of various sizes depicting characters from the group, including Gaffer holding a teacup and a small figurine configured as a salt or pepper shaker. These items were produced as promotional merchandise for Tetley Tea in the United Kingdom during the late 20th century.