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From: herzog@dogwalk.Sun.COM (Brian Herzog)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Newell Teapot, Who manufactured it?
Summary: funny you should ask...
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Date: 14 Feb 90 21:17:57 GMT
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In article <876@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>, buck@drax.gsfc.nasa.gov (Loren (Buck) Buchanan) writes:
> Hi Netlanders,
> 
> I am wondering who made the teapot Martin Newell digitized in 1974, you
> know the one sitting in the Computer Museum.  I am thinking about
> starting a teapot collection, and that is one I would like to have.
> 

SIGGRAPH '89 investigated this, with the idea of selling Newell teapots
at the conference, without success.  The original teapot in the Computer 
Museum is glued firmly to its base, and folks did not want to risk 
damaging the teapot in the process of removing it, just to see the
manufacturer's name on the bottom.  Gwen Bell, of the Computer Museum,
did have some ideas as to the manufacturer's identity, but if memory
serves, she was unable to find out anything definitive.  If you'd like
further details, I suggest you contact Gwen directly at:

The Computer Museum
300 Congress Street
Boston, MA  02210
(617) 426-2800

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