NAVASOTA, Texas (KBTX) - A giant teapot on the side of Highway 6 has been a staple in Navasota since 2003. However, now there’s confirmation that the local landmark has broken a world record.
The massive teapot at Martha’s Bloomers set the record for the world’s largest teapot. Its closest competition is a teapot in Chester, West Virginia, which had previously advertised itself as the world’s largest teapot.
But as the old adage goes, everything is bigger in Texas.
Martha’s Bloomers’ teapot is 15 feet four inches tall and 14 feet four inches in diameter. That’s not even counting the base it rests on or the handle and spout.
Dave Ferguson, market and product development director at Martha’s Bloomers, told KBTX the handle gives the teapot about an extra six feet, and the spout adds about seven feet.
Ferguson said he had to set the record straight in West Virginia by going on a local newscast.
“They ended their segment by saying, ‘hey Texas! Come up to see our teapot because y’all just have a watering can,’” Ferguson recalled.
He responded with, ”Hey West Virginia! Come on down here to see our teapot because y’all just have a soda can!”
Martha’s Bloomers’ owner Stewart Thompson visited Chester, West Virginia back in the early 2000s. While he was there, he saw an advertisement for the world’s largest teapot and had to check it out.
“I knew all about teapots when I left there. So, I thought, I’ll just build one bigger,” grinned Thompson.
That’s exactly what he did, but Thompson didn’t tell anyone in Chester about his plans.
“Everything is just bigger and better in Texas,” Thompson reiterated.
Recently, Ferguson set the record straight on a West Virginia newscast.
“People are pretty well aware of it here. Not so much in West Virginia. It kind of hurt their feelings a little bit, but it’s all good,” explained Ferguson.
He told KBTX Navasota’s teapot brings in thousands of people every year and boosts its local economy, from hotel stays to eating at local restaurants.
“Look at those people. See how fast they’re flying by here. You got to give them a reason to say, ‘oh, I need to see that!’ Anything that brings folks down here, brings folks to the Brazos Valley, is fantastic,” he said.
Visitors come from Houston, Austin, Columbus, and Waco, and sometimes they even come by the busload, he revealed.
“You’ve got people flashing by here going to College Station to see their kids at A&M or the kids themselves. This catches their attention as they’re driving by,” Ferguson added.
Something Thompson said he’ll always catch is rival teapots boiling with ambition.
“I need to check all the different countries and make sure that they don’t have one bigger,” joked Thompson.
Ferguson said he’ll be submitting Navasota’s teapot to the Guinness Book of World Records.
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