Easi-Nest
Milk Jug
1946 (made)
1946 (made)
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This milk jug is part of an Easi-Nest compact tea service made up of a teapot, sugar bowl and hot water jug. The fact that it was intended for use in commercial catering, such as hotels, has strongly influenced the design.
Every aspect of the design of this service has been very carefully thought through. Each piece of the service stacks neatly one on top of the other so that it can be stored as one piece in the restricted space of a commercial hotel pantry. The lids swing back 180 degrees allowing the pots to drain easily when stored on drying racks.
Cyril Shiner (1908-89), who designed the tea service, was a major British silversmith and industrial designer. He also enjoyed an excellent reputation as gifted teacher and craftsman.
Every aspect of the design of this service has been very carefully thought through. Each piece of the service stacks neatly one on top of the other so that it can be stored as one piece in the restricted space of a commercial hotel pantry. The lids swing back 180 degrees allowing the pots to drain easily when stored on drying racks.
Cyril Shiner (1908-89), who designed the tea service, was a major British silversmith and industrial designer. He also enjoyed an excellent reputation as gifted teacher and craftsman.
Object details
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| Title | Easi-Nest (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Electroplated nickel silver |
| Brief description | Hotel milk jug in electroplate for Slade & Dolphin Ltd. Birmingham. Designed by Cyril Shiner, 1946. |
| Physical description | This milk jug is one component of a stacking service (along with M.30-2001, M.31-2001 & M.32-2001). Electroplated nickel silver, the body is a plain cylinder resting on a foot which is a plain, circular rim, the base of the body slopes downwards towards the centre. The foot rim fits snugly into the upper rim of the sugar basin when stacked. The upper rim is a narrow, inverted flange. The handle, ‘D’ shaped in profile with a flat top is of metal strip and soldered to the side wall of the body. The small everted spout, similar to that on the hot water jug, is just below the upper rim and diametrically opposite the handle. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | EASI-NEST MADE IN ENGLAND A.1. E.P.N.S / PRO.PAT. / No. 3948 / REGD DESIGN / 853938 (Patent registration for style of applied decoration; English; In the centre on the underside of the base.) |
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| Credit line | Purchased with assistance from the Yorke-Radleigh Trust Fund |
| Object history | This service was designed by Cyril Shiner for Slade and Dolphin and was later used by Saunders & Co Ltd. The price is for the complete set. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | This milk jug is part of an Easi-Nest compact tea service made up of a teapot, sugar bowl and hot water jug. The fact that it was intended for use in commercial catering, such as hotels, has strongly influenced the design. Every aspect of the design of this service has been very carefully thought through. Each piece of the service stacks neatly one on top of the other so that it can be stored as one piece in the restricted space of a commercial hotel pantry. The lids swing back 180 degrees allowing the pots to drain easily when stored on drying racks. Cyril Shiner (1908-89), who designed the tea service, was a major British silversmith and industrial designer. He also enjoyed an excellent reputation as gifted teacher and craftsman. |
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| Accession number | M.33-2001 |
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| Record created | September 20, 2001 |
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