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table.lj-data td{padding:11px 12px!important;border-bottom:1px solid #e2d5c1!important;vertical-align:top!important;line-height:1.5!important;}\n.lj-wrap table.lj-data td.lj-k{font-family:'Work Sans', Arial, sans-serif!important;font-weight:700!important;color:#24474a!important;width:38%!important;}\n.lj-wrap p.lj-center{text-align:center!important;}\n@media (max-width:600px) {\n.lj-wrap .lj-hero{padding:28px 18px 24px 18px!important;}\n.lj-wrap .lj-hero h1{font-size:30px!important;}\n.lj-wrap h2{font-size:25px!important;}\n.lj-wrap .lj-stat p.lj-num{font-size:30px!important;}\n.lj-wrap .lj-glazes{grid-template-columns:1fr!important;}\n.lj-wrap .lj-cards{grid-template-columns:1fr!important;}\n.lj-wrap table.lj-vs{font-size:14px!important;}\n.lj-wrap .lj-story{padding:22px 20px!important;}\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-kicker\"\u003eThrown \u0026amp; glazed by hand in Seagrove, North Carolina · Final firing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThe oil dispenser that keeps the sun off your olive oil.\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-sub\"\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-chip\"\u003eLast 216 oil dispensers · Special price until Nov. 30\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-hand\"\u003e“It was never the oil that went bad. It was the bottle.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-stats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-num\"\u003e37\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-lab\"\u003eyears of oil dispensers in Lavonne’s barn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-stat\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-num\"\u003e4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-lab\"\u003eglazes, never a fifth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-stat lj-last\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-num\"\u003e216\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-lab\"\u003edispensers left, then the barn closes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“For 37 years I sold these from one table at our pottery festival. 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 stove.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-who\"\u003eLavonne Hartsell, 72, Seagrove, North Carolina\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat arrives at your door\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"lj-box\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-tick\"\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e1 hand-made clay oil dispenser in the glaze you choose: Uwharrie Blue, Sandhill Peach, Wood Ash or Muscadine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-tick\"\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003eA natural cork stopper, already fitted in the neck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-tick\"\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003eRoom for about 13.5 fl oz (400 ml) of olive oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-tick\"\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003eWrapped in plenty of paper and packed in a sturdy box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-tick\"\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003eLavonne’s 90-day money-back guarantee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe four glazes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLavonne 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 color matches the photos, the drips never match exactly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-glazes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-glaze\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-sw lj-sw-blue\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUwharrie Blue\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright turquoise-blue with fine white crackle, running down over the cream clay. The river at the bottom of the hill on a clear day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-glaze\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-sw lj-sw-peach\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSandhill Peach\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlive-gold at the neck, warming into coral-peach on the shoulder. For the orchards down toward Candor where her mother picked every June.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-glaze\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-sw lj-sw-ash\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWood Ash\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA soft, warm stone-grey with milky mottling. The quietest of the four, mixed with ash from their own woodstove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-glaze\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-sw lj-sw-musc\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMuscadine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMisty lilac at the neck, deepening into a rich berry-purple. The wild grapes along the fence behind the barn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy it works better than a bottle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-cards\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-no\"\u003eNo. 01\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNo light gets in\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThick clay, glazed all the way around. Daylight never reaches the oil, so the dispenser can stay out on the counter right where you cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-no\"\u003eNo. 02\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShort and steady\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout 6 inches tall with a flat, heavy base. Bump it with an elbow and it rocks and sits back down instead of going over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-no\"\u003eNo. 03\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA lip pinched by hand\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLavonne 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-no\"\u003eNo. 04\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA real cork\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA natural cork closes the neck after every use, so dust, kitchen grease and summer gnats stay out of your oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-no\"\u003eNo. 05\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePressed by her thumbs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe soft dimples around the body are pressed into the wet clay by hand. They catch the light and give your fingers something to hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-card\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-no\"\u003eNo. 06\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEvery drip is its own\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze runs where the fire takes it. Your dispenser will be the only one in the world with exactly those drips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-step\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-stepno\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFill it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pull the cork and pour in your olive oil. A small kitchen funnel makes it easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-step\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-stepno\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePut it by the stove.\u003c\/strong\u003e Not on the windowsill. The clay keeps the light out, so it can live right where you cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-step\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"lj-stepno\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePour and cork.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA clear glass bottle vs. Lavonne’s dispenser\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"lj-vs\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eClear glass bottle\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLavonne’s dispenser\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGoes straight through to the oil\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-good\"\u003eKept out by thick, glazed clay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTall, thin and top-heavy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-good\"\u003eShort, with a flat, heavy base\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClosing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen spout, dust and gnats get in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-good\"\u003eNatural cork stopper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePouring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlugs, then runs down the side\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-good\"\u003eThin pour from a hand-pinched lip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the counter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHidden away in the pantry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-good\"\u003eSomething you want to look at\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMillions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-good\"\u003e216 left, then never again\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade by hand in Seagrove\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-story\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLavonne Hartsell grew up three miles from Seagrove, a North Carolina town of barely 250 people and close to a hundred potteries. At seventeen she started wedging clay and loading kilns for one of the old pottery families. In 1985 she moved a used wheel and a small kiln into the tobacco barn behind her farmhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1989 her husband Royce tasted his Sunday tomato salad and said the oil tasted like a cardboard box. The bottle had been standing in the sun on the windowsill. The next morning Lavonne made him an oil dispenser out of clay. Since then she has made about 5,200, and sold them only from her table at the pottery festival every November.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery 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 center clay anymore. She fired her kiln for the last time in October. These 216 oil dispensers are the last she will ever make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-sign\"\u003eLavonne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat a chef says\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-expert\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Light and heat are what wear olive oil out. Most people keep it in a clear bottle right next to the stove, 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-who\"\u003eDwight Masterson, retired chef, ran restaurant kitchens in Charleston for 28 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-tags\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eYour own stove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThanksgiving hosts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA first apartment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMom \u0026amp; Grandma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHousewarming gifts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSalad lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBread dippers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePottery collectors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristmas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecret Santa\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions people ask at her table\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-faq\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill my dispenser look exactly like the photo?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe glaze color 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-faq\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much does it hold?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout 13.5 fl oz (400 ml), most of a regular store bottle. It’s about 6 inches tall and just over 3 inches wide, so it doesn’t take up much room by the stove.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-faq\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I order different glazes?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. Choose 2, 3 or 4 dispensers and pick a glaze for each one. Many people keep one and give one away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-faq\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I clean it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen it’s empty, rinse it with warm water and a drop of dish soap, then let it dry upside down before you refill it. Lavonne washes hers by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-faq\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow fast does it ship?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery order ships within 1–2 days, wrapped in plenty of paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLavonne’s promise\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lj-guar\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lj-guar-big\"\u003e90-day money-back guarantee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFill it, put it by the stove 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips within 1–2 days · Only 216 left · Special price until November 30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare \u0026amp; use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWash by hand with warm water and a little dish soap, and let it dry completely before refilling. Keep it next to the stove, not on top of a hot burner 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"lj-data\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-k\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 5.9 in tall incl. cork × 3.1 in wide (15 × 8 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-k\"\u003eOpening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 1.7 in (4.3 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-k\"\u003eHolds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 13.5 fl oz (400 ml)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-k\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlazed ceramic with natural cork stopper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-k\"\u003eGlazes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUwharrie Blue · Sandhill Peach · Wood Ash · Muscadine\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-k\"\u003eMade by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLavonne Hartsell, Seagrove, North Carolina\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-k\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShips within 1–2 days\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"lj-k\"\u003eGuarantee\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90-day money-back guarantee\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Craft vendor","offers":[{"title":"Uwharrie Blue","offer_id":50959780118714,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sandhill Peach","offer_id":50959780151482,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Wood Ash","offer_id":50959780184250,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Muscadine","offer_id":50959780217018,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/3250\/1946\/files\/hf_20261106_223357_d2596665-2857-474a-bf8b-7f417eaa02f7.png?v=1794010464","url":"https:\/\/backroad-goods.com\/products\/lavonnes-ceramic-oil-dispenser","provider":"BACKR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}