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{{Short description|Automatic tea-making machine}} {{Use British English|date=March 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} [[File:GoblinTeasmade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|A Goblin Teasmade]] A '''teasmade''' is a machine for making tea automatically, which was once common in the [[United Kingdom]] and some [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries. Teasmades generally include an analogue [[alarm clock]] and are designed to be used at the bedside, to ensure tea is ready first thing in the morning.<ref>{{cite web | last=Hayward | first=Stephen | title=Teasmade returns and can now make coffee too | website=mirror | date=2009-10-10 | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teasmade-returns-and-can-now-make-424082 | access-date=2021-11-03}}</ref> Although crude versions existed in Victorian times, they only became practical with the availability of electric versions in the 1930s. They reached their peak in popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. Since then their use has declined, but they started to boast a partial revival in the 2000s, partly as a novelty [[retro]] item.<ref name="Telegraph"/> The name ''teasmade'' is an example of a [[generic trademark|genericised trademark]], now commonly used to refer to any automatic tea-making appliance.<ref name="trademark"/>
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