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When the tea was under lock and key; BEAUTIFUL AND ORNATE CADDIES ONCE HELD SOMETHING MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD.

Publication: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
Publication Date: 27-SEP-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: When the tea was under lock and key; BEAUTIFUL AND ORNATE CADDIES ONCE HELD SOMETHING MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD.(Business)

Article Excerpt
Byline: TOBY WALNE

TEA was a precious commodity worth more than its weight in gold during the 18th and early 19th Centuries, and only the wealthiest could afford a fresh cuppa. The leaves were carefully stored in beautifully crafted and often intricately ornate caddy boxes that usually had a lock.

The word caddy derives from the Malaysian word kati, meaning a weight equivalent to just over a pound. Prices of the most sought-after caddies have soared in the past decade and Georgian examples change hands for [pounds sterling]1,000 or more. Even Victorian wooden caddies in good condition can sell for at least [pounds sterling]200.

Antigone Clarke, 63, of Hackney, east London, has been collecting and trading tea...

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