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Box MS Add.10275/2/4/2/1-2, MS Add.10275/2/4/2/4-5: Box 51

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Contains 4 Results:

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Margaret Thatcher Teapot Development and Production Correspondence, 1980 - 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/1
Scope and Contents A file containing manuscript and typescript letters regarding the development and production of Luck & Flaw's Margaret Thatcher teapot. A large portion of the letters received are from Brunswick Ceramic Services (BCS), which designed the mould for the teapot and worked with a number of potteries to produce samples, before it appears both Gill Wing Ceramics and English Ironstone Company were settled upon to manufacture the finished product. Correspondence also covers the following topics:...
Dates: 1980 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Margaret Thatcher Teapot Orders, 1980

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/2
Scope and Contents

A file containing manuscript and typescript letters from individuals ordering Luck & Flaw's Margaret Thatcher teapot, following its advertisement in the 9 November 1980 issue of The Sunday Times Magazine. The purchasers enclose cheques for £19 [not included], which covers the cost of both the teapot and postage, and many of them request that their order arrives before Christmas.

Dates: 1980
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Mail Order Address Printouts, c 1980-c 1983

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/4
Scope and Contents

A file containing a bundle of page printouts that each bear around 16 names and addresses of individuals, who have ordered ceramic ware from Luck & Flaw. Some of the names and addresses appear in the file relating to the orders for the Margaret Thatcher teapot [see MS Add.10275/2/4/2/2].

Dates: c 1980-c 1983
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Invoice Duplicate Book, 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/5
Scope and Contents

A Gundulph invoice/statement duplicate book, which contains copies of invoices for orders of Luck & Flaw's Prince Charles [afterwards King Charles III]/Princess Diana/baby Prince William eggcup set. These orders were dealt with between 31 July and 25 September 1982. Some of the orders also include the purchase of the Margaret Thatcher teapot and other items.

Dates: 1982
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).