A Teasmade and a Time Machine

I heard the word ‘Teasmade’ today on the Vine Show on Radio 2.

And just like that, fifty years collapsed.

I was three years old again, climbing into bed between my Mum and Dad, waiting for the Teasmade to start hissing so the day could begin.

We had the model pictured here.
And I would be given a small cup of my own – in a Mr Men mug. Mr Bump – the round blue one with the bandages.

Objects like this Teasmade end up in museums now.
Partly to celebrate great industrial design.
But mostly because they carry something else with them too.

For people like me, it isn’t just a gadget from the 70’s.
It’s a time machine.