Another Gorgeous Way to Boil Water

My newest teakettle is made in America, dates back to the 1930s - and with its bakelite handle, is even more beautiful, I think, than the Scottish Picquot Ware version.

This Wagner magnalite kettle - manufactured by a family firm in Sidney, Ohio, is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

They're not all that hard to find, and they're not (yet) as pricey as Picquot Ware.  And while we're on the subject, the Wagner company made many other casseroles, pots and pans of great beauty.  Google Wagner, and an astonishing collection comes up.