You may remember from one of my popular posts that I found a Vintage Melitta Coffee Tea Pot in Mint Green some time ago, with the original Melitta sticker on it. You can read more about the history of Melitta at that post... these are high quality German-made products!
Don't they look beautiful together?
Some of the interesting design features of my other pot led me to identify this one as a Melitta. The pour spout has a clever indent that prevents drips when pouring your coffee or tea. Melitta was also the company that invented the drip-brew paper coffee filters. A ceramic cone that sits atop this piece was nowhere to be found, but I hope to find one in a matching colour someday!
The unglazed ceramic base was another How-To Tip on identifying Melitta pieces. Although some have a Melitta stamp on the base, this unglazed radial pattern bottom is a sure marker of Melitta. When these were sold many decades ago, there was a sticker indicating that you can set this pot on an asbestos pad and heat it on your stovetop!
I got this coffee / tea pot for a bargain price. It was supposed to be $4.99 but because one of the nibs on the inside of the lid was cracked off, I asked for a discount and purchased it for $3.99. I'm pretty excited about my purchase, despite this minor flaw.
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Very nice! Do you ever use your green one, or are these collectibles only? I like the indent in the spout for no drips! :) besides the colors, of course!
ReplyDeleteI grew up with Melitta coffee pots and it is still my favourite way of making the beverage. I have two vintage cones and a pink coffee pot with the same design as your yellow one. I use the coffee pot that came with my thrifted Noritake everyday china to make our daily coffee. The capacity of the pink one is not quite big enough for us and the Arunta pot fits the cone perfectly. You will find a cone -the plastic ones are very common and there is always ebay.
ReplyDeleteI love these -- so pretty and functional at the same time!
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely have to be on the lookout on ebay for a mint green or buttery yellow Melitta 102 cone. Jenifir, the pink one is totally gorgeous too!
ReplyDeleteI'm actually not a coffee drinker myself, so I haven't used them yet! I kept fearing that I will rub off the Melitta sticker from the mint green one. I'll probably use the yellow one as a teapot for now. =)
It's a gorgeous pot! I love to collect and sell pretty tea and coffee pots too, something about them is irresistible.
ReplyDeletewhat IS it about teapots? i love them. so beautiful. and yeah for you asking for a discount! that's awesome.
ReplyDeleteI think it's the pastel colours and great lines... I had seen a horribly crazed white vintage Melitta pot once at Value Village for $12 or something high like that, and I was a bit sad to leave it behind. So glad I found something so much better!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I've never seen one of these. I love the lines.
ReplyDeleteI think I must have a Melitta teapot as I recognise the base pattern and it has the same style lid as your new pot. I got it a while back for 50p in a charity shop. The groove in the spout is interesting, not seen them before.
ReplyDeleteWow SG, is that the beautiful brown one that you blogged about in March? I have seen that shape on flickr and I love it!
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