We’ve been searching for some quality antique moustache tea cups for a while now so when we came across this one in a tiny shop on Golborne Rd in London we were very excited.

Moustache tea cups were apparently invented by Harvey Adams in the 1830s to allow moustached gentleman to sip their tea without getting their manicured facial hair wet. Pure genius! This specimen, however, has a spout the like of which we’ve never seen on a teacup before. Can anyone shed some light? Is it indeed another kind of moustache tea cup?

We’re launching our Knitting Circle on Thursday 15 Oct (5.30pm till 7pm). Our initial aim is to knit goodies to put with other gifts into shoeboxes as part of Operation Christmas Child.

Operation Christmas Child is the UK’s largest children’s Christmas appeal and has been running for over 19 years (it’s organised by the Samaritan’s Purse). They work with local churches and charities overseas to ensure that gift-filled shoeboxes get delivered by hand to children who need it most in Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (regardless of their background or beliefs).

If you would like to get involved, please just turn up on Thurs 15th around 5.30pm (or contact us at hello@eteaket.co.uk if you have any queries). We’re aiming to meet every fortnight after that in the run up to Christmas.

We had a great time in eteaket on Friday raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support as part of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Thanks to all our customers who bought raffle tickets and to our amazing staff who donated their tips for the day.