Tea Leaf Club International

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="04ebbc00dduajq.jpg"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="70" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="66"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="66" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="mailto:tlol@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:tlol@aol.com"><U><B>Contact Tea Leaf Club International</B></U></A></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="34c082ad0.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="173" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B><IMG SRC="34be82620.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="98" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="34c282ad0.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="173" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="34c482ad0.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="173" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="34c682930.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="147" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="350f82420.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="66" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>TEA LEAF CLUB INTERNATIONAL</B></div> <div> <B>About the Tea Leaf Club International...</B></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <B>The Tea Leaf Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the study and collection of  Tea Leaf Ironstone China and its Variants, produced in England and America from the mid-19th century through the early 1900s.  </B></div> <div>      </div> <div> <B>Beginning in the 1840's, English potters began to ship white ironstone ceramic ware to the U.S., decorated with copper lustre bands and/or simple motifs, made exclusively for the American market.  Anthony Shaw is considered to have produced the original Tea Leaf motif on his Sydenham, Niagara Fan and Chinese Shape body styles, registered in 1856.  These are the first of over 150 body styles decorated with the Tea Leaf motif by dozens of English and American potters.  These talented potters continued to furnish this beautiful copper lustre decorated white ironstone to the Americas until the beginning of the 20th century.</B></div> <div> <B>      </B></div> <div> <B>In 1980, some 130 years after its American introduction, a group of Tea Leaf collectors from ten states gathered in Springfield, Illinois to formally organize the Tea Leaf Club International -- hundreds of Club members now span almost every state in the US, as well as members in Canada. TLCI is made up of people who collect, study and love Tea Leaf Ironstone China we lovingly call ourselves members of the Tea Leaf Family.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="897" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#444444 HEIGHT= 128 WIDTH="216"><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tea Leaf Club International"><U><IMG SRC="3513867a0.gif" border=0 width="134" height="122" ALT="CorelDRAW 8.0 Graphic" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#444444><NOBR><div> <B>Explore Our Website </B></div> <div> <B>and Learn More About </B></div> <div> <B>Tea Leaf Ironstone China and the </B></div> <div> <B>Tea Leaf Club International</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#444444 WIDTH="216"><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tea Leaf Club International"><U><IMG SRC="3515867a0.gif" border=0 width="134" height="122" ALT="CorelDRAW 8.0 Graphic" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 81 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership Benefits and Information"><U><B>Benefits of Membership</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Online Membership Invitation"><U><B>Membership Invitation</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Educational Materials and Tea Leaf Bibli"><U><B>Educational Materials</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="216"><div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ironstone Collector Clubs"><U><B>Links to Ironstone</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ironstone Collector Clubs"><U><B>Collector Clubs</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 77 WIDTH="216"><div> <A HREF="id135.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Member Resources"><U><B>Member Resources</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Regional Meetings"><U><B>Regional Meetings</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="216"><div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="216"><div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frequently Asked Questions"><U><B>Frequently Asked </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frequently Asked Questions"><U><B>Questions</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="216"><div> <B>Traveling?</B></div> <div> Tea Leaf can be found in museums across the land</div> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-13590/TLMuseums.pdf"><u>Museums</u> </a>  </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tea Leaf Club is now on Facebook - Come Join Us!</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42266073706&ref=ts" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42"><U><B><IMG SRC="351196380.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="56" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42266073706&ref=ts" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42"><U><B>Interested in talking about Tea Leaf online? </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42266073706&ref=ts" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42"><U><B>Join us on Facebook</B></U></A></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="739" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1051 WIDTH="727"><div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Join us in September 2012 for our Annual Convention and Auction</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3549901a0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The location for the 2012 annual convention is set, and all roads lead to Ohio! We will be gathering at the Holiday Inn in Strongsville, OH. Strongsville is a southern suburb of Cleveland, and is about eight miles southwest of the Cleveland Hopkins International airport. The date is Thursday, September 20 through Sunday, September 23. Mark your calendars, and make your plans to join us in Ohio. The Cleveland area has so much to offer for visitors. A quick search of the internet produced lots of wonderful places to visit, so the tour on Friday promises to be great. You may want to consider extending your stay and visiting some local attractions.</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>  <a href="HTMLobj-13644/2012ConventionRegistration.pdf"><u>Download a Convention Registration Form</u> </a>  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Hotel reservation instructions:</B></I></div> <div> Holiday Inn Strongsville, Ohio</div> <div> 15471 Royalton Rd </div> <div> Strongsville, Ohio 44136 </div> <div> Hotel Front Desk: 440-238-8800 </div> <bR> <bR> <div> The Holiday Inn Strongsville has created a personalized link which has the Tea Leaf Club International block code DAB built into it. If you prefer, you may call the reservations department directly at 877-408-4913 and reference group block DAB. </div> <bR> <div> <B>To make reservations online </B></div> <div> Click on the link below</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/strongsville/clesv/hoteldetail?groupCode=DAB" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/s"><U>http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/strongsville/clesv/hoteldetail?groupCode=DAB</U></A>  </div> <div> The Holiday Inn Reservations Website will open </div> <div> The destination is already set at the Holiday Inn Strongsville </div> <div> In the traveler information section please enter your date of arrive and date of departure </div> <div> The Tea Leaf Club International group block code, DAB, is already entered </div> <div> Your rate will be displayed </div> <div> Select the room type </div> <div> You will then be asked for guest and credit card information </div> <div> A confirmation number will be generated </div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>Visit us often...</B></div> <div> <B>Educational References and Information for the Tea Leaf</B></div> <div> <B>enthusiast are constantly being added to this site</B></div> <bR> <div> All materials on this Web Site are copyright to the Tea Leaf Club International, 2000-2012.</div> <div> <I>Use of Content and Images is prohibited without written permission of the copyright holder.</I></div> <div> The Tea Leaf design is a service mark registered to the Tea Leaf Club International</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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