BosStitchers Episode 110 - Stitch North and Other Adventures

Описание: Hello Everyone!
We are Jane & Chris. Welcome to episode 110 of BosStitchers. Thank you for joining us and for your support.

Today’s picture is the giant tea kettle that hangs in Government Center at Court & Tremont Streets. It was manufactured in 1873 by a company called Hicks & Badger for the Oriental Tea Company. The sign spent many years on the south side of Scollay Square and was moved to varying locations in the area as buildings were torn down.
On January 1st, 1875, a contest was held to guess the capacity of the kettle, and Boston's Sealer of Weights & Measures officially measured it.
Eight boys and a tall man had concealed themselves inside the kettle and appeared before measuring started, building excitement to the publicity stunt.
Each measure poured into the kettle was carefully checked by the city's inspector. A judge was present to observe the process to ensure the contest was fair. A large blackboard was updated after each measure, and it took more than an hour to fill the pot. The tea kettle's capacity is two hundred and twenty-seven gallons, two quarts, one pint, and three gills.
The tea kettle contains an apparatus within it that produces steam, and in winter it resembles a giant steaming pot of tea. The kettle proved to be an excellent advertising tool and has outlived the Oriental Tea Company by many years.

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** WIPs **

1992 Santa
The Prairie Schooler
18ct Davos Khaki

The Animal House
Satsuma Street
28ct Cashel linen, Vintage Country Mocha, Zweigart

Only a Baby
White Lyon Needlecraft Designs
36ct Edinburgh linen, Little Bunny, xJu Designs

** Finishes **

Nothing to Fear
My Big Toe
28ct Lugana, Cupid, Grace Notes Fabrics

** Random Acts of Kindness **
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** Haul **

Santas and Snowmen
The Prairie Schooler

A Stitcher’s Garden
Evening Lighthouse
Holly Jolly Santa
Summer Traditions Sampler
Tiny Modernist

Cabbagetown House
Maximum Cross Stitch

Sleigh Bells Ring
Wildflower Stitching

** Other Stuff **

Evertote
www.evertote.ca

Stitch New England
16 N Washington St
North Attleboro, MA 02760
508-316-1667
www.stitchnewengland.com

The Cross Stitch Emporium
2 Beaver Creek Rd
Sheridan, WY 82801
https://thecrossstitchemporium.com/

Studio88west
https://www.etsy.com/shop/studio88west
Project bags, portfolios, satchels, wristlets

The World in Stitches needlework shop
256 Great Rd #16
Littleton, MA
978-486-8330
Email: [email protected]

Threaded Needle
1 Hollywood Drive
N. Grafton, MA
508-212-2940
[email protected]

Colour & Cotton Fabric Club
www.colourandcotton.com

Barefoot Needleart Fabric Club
700 US-17 BUS South, Suite H, Lorraine Plaza
Surfside Beach, SC 29575
843-232-7017
[email protected]
barefoot-needleart.myshopify.com