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Lyndall's Ceramic Oil Dispenser
Lyndall's Ceramic Oil Dispenser
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Lyndall's Ceramic Oil Dispenser
Thrown & glazed by hand in Gulgong, New South Wales · Final firing
The oil dispenser that keeps the sun 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 Lyndall’s shed
4
glazes, never a fifth
216
dispensers left, then the shed closes
“For 37 years I sold these from one stall at the local show. 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.”
Lyndall Pettigrew, 72, Gulgong, New South Wales
What arrives at your door
- ✓1 hand-made clay oil dispenser in the glaze you choose: Cudgegong Blue, Galah Pink, Saltbush or Jacaranda
- ✓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
- ✓Lyndall’s 90-day money-back guarantee
The four glazes
Lyndall 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.
Cudgegong Blue
Bright turquoise-blue with fine white crackle, running down over the cream clay. The river below town on a clear day.
Galah Pink
Olive-gold at the neck, warming into coral-pink on the shoulder. For the galahs that line the fence by the shed every evening.
Saltbush
A soft, warm silver-grey with milky mottling. The quietest of the four: the saltbush in the bottom paddock, mixed with ash from their own wood heater.
Jacaranda
Misty lilac at the neck, deepening into a rich berry-purple. The old tree by the back verandah that flowers every November.
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 bench 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
Lyndall 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 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 stove. 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. Lyndall’s dispenser
| Clear glass bottle | Lyndall’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 flies get in | Natural cork stopper |
| Pouring | Glugs, then runs down the side | Thin pour from a hand-pinched lip |
| On the bench | Hidden away in the pantry | Something you want to look at |
| How many | Millions | 216 left, then never again |
Made by hand in Gulgong
Lyndall Pettigrew grew up on a farm a few kilometres out of Gulgong, an old gold-rush town in the Central West of New South Wales. At seventeen she started wedging clay and loading kilns at a small pottery in town. In 1985 she set up a second-hand wheel and a small kiln in the old shearing shed on the family block.
In 1989 her husband Barry tasted his Sunday tomato salad and said the oil tasted like a cardboard box. The bottle had been standing in the arvo sun on the windowsill. The next morning Lyndall 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 local show every spring.
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 anymore. She fired her kiln for the last time in October. These 216 oil dispensers are the last she will ever make.
Lyndall
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 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.”
Col Hennessy, retired chef, ran restaurant kitchens in Sydney for 30 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 stove.
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 dishwashing liquid, then let it dry upside down before you refill it. Lyndall washes hers by hand.
How fast does it ship?
Every order is dispatched within 1–2 days, wrapped in plenty of paper.
Lyndall’s promise
90-day money-back guarantee
Fill 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.
Dispatched within 1–2 days · Only 216 left · Special price until 30 November
Care & use
Wash by hand with warm water and a little dishwashing liquid, and let it dry completely before refilling. Keep it next to the stove, not on top of a hotplate 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 | Cudgegong Blue · Galah Pink · Saltbush · Jacaranda |
| Made by | Lyndall Pettigrew, Gulgong, New South Wales |
| Shipping | Dispatched within 1–2 days |
| Guarantee | 90-day money-back guarantee |
The Final Series
The Final Series
A message from Lyndall:
For 37 years I’ve thrown these oil dispensers in the old shearing shed on our block outside Gulgong, every one centred, dimpled, handled and glazed by my own two hands, and sold them only at my stall at the local show. 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 is 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.
Brielle personally replies to every single email – as fast as she possibly can. Whether you have a question about your order or just want to say hi to Lyndall, we're here.
You can reach us:
- Mon – Fri: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (AEDT)
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (AEDT)
Email: info@backroad-goods.com
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Of course. We stand behind everything in our shop 100%. If the oil dispenser doesn't win you over, just shoot us an email within 90 days and we'll make it right – no hassle, no headaches.