My Sapper tea kettle

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diors

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23/05/2011 4:41 am

So heavy that I can barely pour the boiling water into the cup. The handle gets damn hot as does the latch to the spout. I guess I should use a pot holder.

That said, I love it, and will suffer a little inconvenience for beauty.

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diors

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23/05/2011 4:42 am

This is supposed to be in Good Design gone Bad
And I can't move it. Sorry.

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jeweltone

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06/04/2013 11:53 pm

I agree...
Beautiful design, but the finger hole that pulls the spout open gets so hot, it's impossible to use without a pot holder or cloth.

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Pegboard Modern

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07/04/2013 1:50 am

Wouldn't then...
... it be a failure as a design?
Regardless of aesthetics, if you can't use the thing without risk of personal injury, it seems to me that it does not function. I would call that a design fail.
Or, you could simply change the name from Sapper tea pot to Sapper sculpture and enjoy it as an artwork. Maybe it succeeds more as a work of art than a functional object?

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diors

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07/04/2013 6:16 pm

It is now retired
The handle melted a little (gas on too high) and made it shaky while pouring scalding hot water. Not worth the risk anymore. I had to junk it sadly, and kept the brass whistle. A nice little functional sculpture.

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