This is my space to share my quest to collect as many broken branches as I can in my fractured family tree which resembles a bramble bush more then a proper tree. As I go forward in this blogging journey I hope to share how I have searched far & wide for family - with no regard for where they come from or if I should really want them.
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Handed Down ~ Metal Tea Pot

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 50 (FAMILY HEIRLOOM)


Last week I wrote about tea parties.


This week I will write about a tea pot I received from my mother when I moved into my first apartment. 

She told me my paternal grandfather had given it to her when she and my dad were first married, and she thought it should go to me.

While growing up I had never seen this tea pot because she had it stored away. 

She shared she thought it might have value.

In all the years I have had this teapot I have never once used it for tea because I wondered if it was made of lead. I have always used it as a decoration.


I am unsure what metal it's made out of, but I am pretty sure it's not lead because it doesn't weigh enough. 


I am also pretty sure it's not silver because I have never polished it. 

The staining inside looks like tea staining to me, but it also might be rust.


 It has no markings on it that I can find.


My guess is it's pewter, and given it's age likely has some lead in it as well.


I have looked online occassionally over the years curious about value, but have never found one like it. 


Keepsakes passed down!!! 



This is why I search - 


Cause ... 





You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!







***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***





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Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/



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