Topic: Poole Twintone - New Web Site

[David]

Not sure how many people here collect Twintone, but I thought everyone might be interested to hear about a new web site www.twintone.co.uk. Currently in its infancy with just descriptive text, but will be expanded to include images of this svelte tableware, along with shapes, colours and explanations of the glazes.

This is all preparatory in advance of a new book (due early 2009) written by Anne Wilkinson, author of:

The Victorian Gardener: The Growth of Gardening and the Floral World
The Passion for Pelargoniums: How They Found Their Place in the Garden

I will encourage Anne to join this forum to answer any queries that may be raised. Can she have the ID 'Anne' though?

[Anne]

I will encourage Anne to join this forum to answer any queries that may be raised.

That will be good David, well done.

Can she have the ID 'Anne' though?

Noooooo cos that's me!     

[gareth-h]

Thanks for pointing this out David, it looks an interesting site.

I am not sure that Twintone is particularly collectable, it is more that people use it! It is good quality, cheap and does not look dated even today. You can easily make up a Harlequin set at a fraction the cost of a new tableware service.

However, there were some vases produced which, particularly when combined with the freeform shapes, can be collectable. See http://www.vintagepots.co.uk for some nice examples.

Here's a few I have owned:

[jsg207]

Here's the Poole twintone C67 Seagull variety.

[David]

Thanks for sharing these: it does show how diverse Twintone could be. I've mentioned the thread to Anne (W) so hopefully she will join in.