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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1566713, member: 16948&quot;]Thank you everyone!&nbsp; Here&#039;s a little more info about the teapots:</p><p><br /></p><p>According to an article that appeared a few years ago in the Numismatist, &quot;<i>n the mid-1930’s, inmates at Massachusetts’ Bridgewater State Prison spent their free time using spoons to shape copper cents into cups, pans and teapots. . . . These miniatures carry a tale as unusual as the teapots are charming.&nbsp; Guards spirited the creations out of the prison and sold them for 10 to 25 cents each. According to ANA Executive Director Emeritus Ed Rochette, exchanges regularly took place at his uncle’s Bridge Diner on Pope’s Island, Massachusettes.&quot; </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>By the way, the watch fob is probably the most rare of the pieces above, but the padlock is also very difficult to find.&nbsp; The little teapots usually go for $25 to $100 depending on whether they are an Indian cent or Lincoln, if the patina is original, whether the lid is removable, and the detail of the design (spout, handle).</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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