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Loveday's Ceramic Oil Dispenser
Loveday's Ceramic Oil Dispenser
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Loveday's Ceramic Oil Dispenser
Thrown & glazed by hand in St Agnes, Cornwall · Final firing
The oil dispenser that keeps the light off your olive oil.
A small, heavy clay oil dispenser with a pinched pouring lip, a one-finger loop handle and a real cork, dipped by hand in one of four glazes that run down the sides in the kiln. No two are the same.
Last 216 oil dispensers · Special price until 30 Nov“It was never the oil that went off. It was the bottle.”
37
years of oil dispensers in Loveday’s workshop
4
glazes, never a fifth
216
dispensers left, then the workshop closes
“For 37 years I sold these from one stall at our village craft fair. I made the first one for my husband after his oil went stale on the windowsill. These are the very last ones I’ll make, and I want every one of them standing next to somebody’s cooker.”
Loveday Treloar, 72, St Agnes, Cornwall
What arrives at your door
- ✓1 hand-made clay oil dispenser in the glaze you choose: Porth Blue, Sea Thrift, Sea Mist or Cliff Heather
- ✓A natural cork stopper, already fitted in the neck
- ✓Room for about 400 ml of olive oil
- ✓Wrapped in plenty of paper and packed in a sturdy box
- ✓Loveday’s 90-day money-back guarantee
The four glazes
Loveday dips only the top of each dispenser. In the kiln the glaze melts and runs down on its own, so every dispenser has its own drips. The colour matches the photos, the drips never match exactly.
Porth Blue
Bright turquoise-blue with fine white crackle, running down over the cream clay. The water in the cove below the village on a clear day.
Sea Thrift
Olive-gold at the neck, warming into coral-pink on the shoulder. For the pink thrift that covers the cliffs every May.
Sea Mist
A soft, warm stone-grey with milky mottling. The quietest of the four: the sea fog rolling in, mixed with ash from their own wood burner.
Cliff Heather
Misty lilac at the neck, deepening into a rich berry-purple. The heather on the cliff tops in August.
Why it works better than a bottle
No. 01
No light gets in
Thick clay, glazed all the way round. Daylight never reaches the oil, so the dispenser can stay out on the worktop right where you cook.
No. 02
Short and steady
About 15 cm tall with a flat, heavy base. Bump it with an elbow and it wobbles and sits back down instead of going over.
No. 03
A lip pinched by hand
Loveday shapes the lip while the clay is still soft, and tests every dispenser with water over the sink. It pours a thin, steady stream instead of a glug.
No. 04
A real cork
A natural cork closes the neck after every use, so dust, kitchen grease and summer fruit flies stay out of your oil.
No. 05
Pressed by her thumbs
The soft dimples around the body are pressed into the wet clay by hand. They catch the light and give your fingers something to hold.
No. 06
Every drip is its own
The glaze runs where the fire takes it. Your dispenser will be the only one in the world with exactly those drips.
How to use it
Fill it. Pull the cork and pour in your olive oil. A small kitchen funnel makes it easy.
Put it by the cooker. Not on the windowsill. The clay keeps the light out, so it can live right where you cook.
Pour and cork. One finger through the loop, tip it, and the oil comes off the lip in a thin stream. Cork back in when you’re done.
A clear glass bottle vs. Loveday’s dispenser
| Clear glass bottle | Loveday’s dispenser | |
|---|---|---|
| Light | Goes straight through to the oil | Kept out by thick, glazed clay |
| Stability | Tall, thin and top-heavy | Short, with a flat, heavy base |
| Closing | Open spout, dust and fruit flies get in | Natural cork stopper |
| Pouring | Glugs, then runs down the side | Thin pour from a hand-pinched lip |
| On the worktop | Hidden away in the cupboard | Something you want to look at |
| How many | Millions | 216 left, then never again |
Made by hand in St Agnes
Loveday Treloar grew up two miles inland from St Agnes, a village of old tin mines and steep lanes on the north Cornish coast. At seventeen she started wedging clay and packing kilns at a small pottery in St Ives. In 1985 she moved a second-hand wheel and a small kiln into the old pigsty at the bottom of her cottage garden.
In 1989 her husband Jory tasted his Sunday fried potatoes and said the oil tasted of wet cardboard. The bottle had been standing in the light on the windowsill. The next morning Loveday made him an oil dispenser out of clay. Since then she has made about 5,200, and sold them only from her stall at the village craft fair every August.
Every dispenser is hers alone: thrown on the wheel, pressed with her thumbs, handle pulled, lip pinched, fired twice and corked by hand. Now, at 72, her right shoulder won’t let her centre clay any more. She fired her kiln for the last time in October. These 216 oil dispensers are the last she will ever make.
Loveday
What a chef says
“Light and heat are what wear olive oil out. Most people keep it in a clear bottle right next to the hob, which is about the worst spot in the house. In restaurant kitchens we kept it in something dark and heavy, stoppered, within arm’s reach.”
Nigel Trembath, retired chef, ran restaurant kitchens in Falmouth for 29 years
Perfect for
Questions people ask at her stall
Will my dispenser look exactly like the photo?
The glaze colour will. The drips won’t, because the glaze runs differently on every dispenser in the kiln. That’s what makes yours one of a kind.
How much does it hold?
About 400 ml, most of a standard shop bottle. It’s about 15 cm tall and 8 cm wide, so it doesn’t take up much room by the hob.
Can I order different glazes?
Yes. Choose 2, 3 or 4 dispensers and pick a glaze for each one. Many people keep one and give one away.
How do I clean it?
When it’s empty, rinse it with warm water and a drop of washing-up liquid, then let it dry upside down before you refill it. Loveday washes hers by hand.
How fast does it ship?
Every order is dispatched within 1–2 days, wrapped in plenty of paper.
Loveday’s promise
90-day money-back guarantee
Fill it, put it by the cooker and use it every day. If it doesn’t earn its spot, send it back within 90 days and you’ll get your money back. No questions asked.
Dispatched within 1–2 days · Only 216 left · Special price until 30 November
Care & use
Wash by hand with warm water and a little washing-up liquid, and let it dry completely before refilling. Keep it next to the cooker, not on top of a hot hob ring or over an open flame. Each dispenser is hand-made, so small variations in shape, dimples and glaze are part of it, not a flaw.
Product details
| Size | About 15 cm tall incl. cork × 8 cm wide |
| Opening | About 4.3 cm |
| Holds | About 400 ml |
| Material | Glazed ceramic with natural cork stopper |
| Glazes | Porth Blue · Sea Thrift · Sea Mist · Cliff Heather |
| Made by | Loveday Treloar, St Agnes, Cornwall |
| Shipping | Dispatched within 1–2 days |
| Guarantee | 90-day money-back guarantee |
The Final Sale
The Final Sale
A message from Loveday:
For 37 years I’ve thrown these oil dispensers in the old pigsty at the bottom of our garden in St Agnes, every one centred, dimpled, handled and glazed by my own two hands, and sold them only at my stall at the village craft fair. My right shoulder has started telling me it’s time. This October I fired my kiln for the last time. These 216 oil dispensers, 54 in each glaze, are the last I will ever make.
The special price runs until 30 November. They’ll keep going out after that, until the very last one has gone.
When they're gone, they're gone.
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- Dispatched within 1–2 business days, with tracking
- Insured: every parcel is fully insured
- Wrapped in plenty of paper and packed so the clay arrives safely
Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here's how to reach us.
Got a question? Here's how to reach us.
My wife and I personally respond to every single email — as fast as we possibly can. Whether you have a question about your order or just want to talk craft, we're here.
You can reach us:
- Mon – Fri: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (GMT)
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (GMT)
Email: info@cedarandtinco.com
Can I return my order if I don't like it?
Can I return my order if I don't like it?
Of course. We stand behind everything on Cedar & Tin Co. 100%. If you're not happy, neither are we. Just shoot us an email within 90 days and we'll make it right — no hassle, no headaches.
How are your products made?
How are your products made?
Loveday throws every oil dispenser on her wheel, presses the dimples in with her thumbs, pulls the handle by hand, fires it twice and dips the top in one of her four glazes. Each one gets a natural cork and a water test before it leaves. This is her final firing.