Wade Tea Figure – Black Sheep

Wade Whimsies, England  – Red Rose Tea Figure

Wade Ceramics has a long history of manufacturing pottery of all kinds in the Stoke-on-Trent area of England, known far and wide for pottery production. In the 1950’s Sir George Wade organized a number of local potteries into the George Wade & Sons Ltd pottery, and shortly thereafter in 1954 began producing an assortment of figurines, including tiny Wade Whimsies. The pottery entered into an agreement with Red Rose tea in 1967 that continued right up until 2018. Each box of tea would contain a miniature figurine nestled inside. By their own estimate, Red Rose gave away over 300 million through the years in America alone(!).