Gorham Manufacturing Company

"No. -1462 TEA" in ink in upper left corner. "13 X 16 1/2" in small pencil letters in upper right corner. "EBONY" in pencil with arrows pointing to handle and finial. "CAST" inpencil with arrow pointing to lower handle, upper handle, base of finial, and spout. "PINNED" in pencil with arrow pointing to joint between ebony and cast silver on handle. "SOLDERED" with arrow pointing to joints at top and bottom of handle and base of spout. "SAME COVER FOR COFFEE" in pencil with arrow pointing to recessed cover. "1/8 SQUARE / WIRE" in pencil with arrow pointing to cutaway of cover. "9 1/4" marks height of tea pot, "7 3/8" marks height to top of spout, "7 5/8" marks height to flare around cover, "3 3/16" marks diameter of base. Data field at bottom filled in, in ink, with "CIRCA '70' / COVER-.028" / COVER BEZEL -.032" / BODY -.032" in left column, "AUTH. 4661 / / DTE 10-19 1962 / DRAWN BY J. Teixeira" in center column, "BOTTOM -.025" / FINIAL SOCKET - 41637 / SPOUT - 41631 / TOP HANDLE SOCKET - 41632 / BOTTOM HANDLE SOCKET - 41633"