Here is a 110 V kettle for a nice price.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Touch-Top-Cover-Ele ... m153.l1262
Do you think that base will power your kettle's heating element? Same brand, same coupling.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Glass-Kettle-Tea-Ar ... m153.l1262
Nevermind, that one is not the same, but the Utilitea base almost certainly is. It seems like the tea house using that glass kettle would have used on of these to start their hacking project from.