"appointed Assistant Director of the Bureau. After 25 years in that position, in 1906, he became Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He died in office, of pneumonia, less than two years later, in 1908. Thomas J. Sullivan Thomas J. Sullivan (1845–1908) was an official in the United States Department of the Treasury who was Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from 1906 to 1908. Thomas J. Sullivan was born in Washington, D.C. in 1845. He was educated at Georgetown University, receiving an LL.B. and an LL.M. After college, Sullivan worked as a bookkeeper for a"
"Company. Air conditioning not only spawned a company and an industry, but also brought about profound economic, social and cultural changes. 1903 Tea bag A tea bag is a small, porous paper, silk or nylon sealed bag containing tea leaves for brewing tea. Tea bags were invented by Thomas Sullivan around 1903. The first tea bags were made from silk. Sullivan was a tea and coffee merchant in New York who began packaging tea samples in tiny silk bags, but many customers brewed the tea in them. 1903 Offset printing press 1903 Airplane A fixed-wing aircraft, or airplane, is a"
"the porous bags. The first tea bag packing machine was invented in 1929 by Adolf Rambold for the German company Teekanne. The heat-sealed paper fiber tea bag was patented in 1930 by William Hermanson, one of the founders of Technical Papers Corporation of Boston, who sold his patent to the Salada Tea Company. The rectangular tea bag was not invented until 1944. Prior to this, tea bags resembled small sacks. A broad variety of teas as well as other infusions like herbal teas, are available in tea bags. Typically, tea bags use fannings, the left-overs after larger leaf pieces are"
"bags whole. The customers were more interested in the brewing convenience of the novel silk bags than his bulk teas. Sullivan did not realize this until they all started to complain that the orders they received were not in the same small bags the samples had been in. Silk was too expensive for everyday disposal; therefore, he invented tea bags made of gauze. The tea bag made of paper fiber was a later American invention. The nylon pyramidal teabag containing broken teas and semi-leaf teas made an appearance in the marketplace for aficionados. The pyramidal shape - it is said"
"and reuse it with fresh tea. However, the potential of this distribution and packaging method would not be fully realised until later on. During World War II, tea was rationed in the United Kingdom. In 1953, after rationing in the UK ended, Tetley launched the tea bag to the UK and it was an immediate success. The ""pyramid tea bag"" (or sachet), introduced by Lipton and PG Tips/Scottish Blend in 1996, attempts to address one of the connoisseurs' arguments against paper tea bags by way of its three-dimensional tetrahedron shape, which allows more room for tea leaves to expand while"
"in both the US and UK since 2000. Tea bag A tea bag is a small, porous, sealed bag or packet containing dried plant material, which is immersed in water to make a tea or an infusion. Classically these are tea leaves (""Camellia sinensis""), but the term is also used for herbal teas (tisanes) made of herbs or spices. Tea bags are commonly made of filter paper or food-grade plastic, or occasionally of silk. The bag contains the tea leaves while the tea is steeped, making it easier to dispose of the leaves, and performs the same function as a"
"States, Australia and the Middle East. Established in 1837, Tetley was the first British tea company to introduce the tea bag to UK in 1953. The tea bag was followed by the first round tea bag in 1989 and the 'no drip, no mess' drawstring bag in 1997. Tetley now contributes for around two thirds of the total turnover of Tata Tea. From 2005, Tata Tea began a restructuring exercise to divest direct ownership of plantations in India, a process facilitated by subsidised loans from the World Bank's International Finance Corporation. In 2006, Tata Tea acquired Eight O'Clock Coffee, a"
"1979. The Conservative leader told of her preference for tea bags, noting they are ""much more convenient"". Throughout the 80's, Nigel's brothers Simon and Colin joined the business and were able to gain valuable and expert knowledge from all over the world. Over the next 30 years, the fourth generation of the Smith family brought in many changes, including the introduction of innovative vacuum-packing techniques (to deliver a truly fresh cuppa from the tea gardens of Kenya) and the construction of a custom-built factory in North Tyneside. Ringtons door to door service delivers to over 280,000 customers throughout the UK."
"teabag makers in Britain. The brand is now based in Wirral. 1865: The steel wire, some 16,000 miles long, for sheathing the first successful Transatlantic telegraph cable is made by Webster and Horsfall, Birmingham. 1865: Joseph Hinks sets up James Hinks & Son, of 91-96 Great Hampton Street and 66 Hockley Street. He patents improvements to oil lamps, marketing the resultant Duplex Lamp, which is later used across the world and becomes a popular choice for railway workers. 1868: John Barnes Linnett patents the world's first flip book. 1873: William Westley Richards, gunmakers, takes out the first of many patents"
"was developed in 1946 by Earl Silas Tupper (1907–83) in Leominster, Massachusetts. He developed plastic containers used in households to contain food and keep it airtight. The once-patented ""burping seal"" is a famous aspect of Tupperware, which distinguished it from competitors. Tupper had already invented the plastic for Tupperware in 1938, but the product only worked with the emergence of the sale through presentation in a party setting. In 1949, Tupperware introduced the 'Wonderlier Bowl' that gave a start to a revolutionary range of kitchen utensils. Tupperware pioneered the direct marketing strategy made famous by the Tupperware party. The Tupperware"
"in a set with a covered sugar container, formed a part of Victorian table service. The teaspoon is first mentioned in an advertisement in a 1686 edition of the ""London Gazette"". In some countries, a teaspoon (occasionally ""teaspoonful"") is a unit of volume, especially widely used in cooking recipes and pharmaceutic prescriptions. In English it is abbreviated as ""tsp."" or, less often, as ""t."", ""ts."", or ""tspn."" The abbreviation is never capitalized because a capital letter is customarily reserved for the larger tablespoon (""Tbsp."", ""T."", ""Tbls."", or ""Tb.""). In German and Dutch teaspoon is abbreviated ""TL"", for ""Teelöffel"" and ""Theelepel"""
"blended in precise proportions set by the tea tasters to make blend 777, which can contain between 12 and 35 single estate teas at any one time (depending on season, etc.) at the Trafford Park factory in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester. PG Tags, tea bags with a string, were launched in 1985, and tetrahedron-shaped tea bags in 1996 (branded as Pyramid Bags). The tetrahedral bag was designed to help the tea leaves move more freely, as loose tea moves in a teapot, and supposedly create a better infusion. One 2011 version of the product packaging makes the"
"matter, from minimally-processed natural fibers, or from byproducts of processes that refine organic materials. The term tote or tate, meaning ""to carry"", can be traced back to the 17th century but was not used to describe bags until 1900. However, the tote bag craze in the United States began in the 1940s with the release of L.L. Bean's Boat Bag in 1944. Because they were easier than carrying luggage, most people opted for using tote bags. During the 1950s, tote bags began to enter into the main culture. Women primarily utilized them as practical handheld bags because they didn't require"
"so successful they set up as ""Joseph Tetley & Co."" tea merchants in 1837. Relocating to London in 1856, they set up as ""Joseph Tetley & Company, Wholesale Tea Dealers"". In 1952, in an early example of cross promotion, Petula Clark's single ""Anytime Is Tea Time Now"" was used to advertise Tetley on Radio Luxembourg. Tetley was the first company to sell tea in tea-bags in the United Kingdom in 1953. In 1989, following extensive consumer tests establishing Britons' preferences, Tetley launched the round tea bag. The Tetley Group was created in July 1995, as a result of a buy"
"is sold in France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 2013, China – the world's largest producer of tea – exported 325,806 tonnes, or 14% of their total crop. India exported 254,841 tonnes or 20% of their total production. In 2013, the largest importer of tea was the Russian Federation with 173,070 tonnes, followed by the United Kingdom, the United States, and Pakistan. In 1907, American tea merchant Thomas Sullivan began distributing samples of his tea in small bags of Chinese silk with a drawstring. Consumers noticed they could simply leave the tea in the bag"
"piece of string with a paper label at the top that assists in removing the bag while also displaying the brand or variety of tea. In countries where the use of loose tea leaves is more prevalent, the term ""tea bag"" is commonly used to describe paper or foil packaging for loose leaves. They are usually square or rectangular envelopes with the brand name, flavour and decorative patterns printed on them. Packing tea in paper goes back to medieval 8th century China, during the Tang dynasty, when paper was folded and sewn into square bags to preserve tea flavoring and"
"late 20s, joined as an employee in 1881. He had not been able to devote himself to daily labour previously owing to poor health but once he joined he soon became the leading light; he was an indefatigable traveller for the firm and his brothers were soon able to rely on his efforts. A simple innovation that would later change the whole retail tea industry had been introduced in 1826 by John Horniman, who hit on the idea of packaging tea so that customers could buy a reliable and known brand with confidence and not have to rely on what"
"tea culture is the ubiquitous Russian tea brewing device known as a samovar, which has become a symbol of hospitality and comfort. Tea in Russia was introduced in 1638, when a Mongolian ruler donated to Tsar Michael I four poods (65–70 kg) of tea. According to Jeremiah Curtin, it was possibly in 1636 that Vassili Starkov was sent as envoy to the Altyn Khan. As a gift to the Tsar, he was given 250 pounds of tea. Starkov at first refused, seeing no use for a load of dead leaves, but the Khan insisted. Thus was tea introduced to Russia."
"respectively. As an unofficial but once widely used unit of Apothecaries' measure, the teaspoon is equal to 1 fluid dram (or drachm) and thus of a tablespoon or of a fluid ounce. The Apothecaries' teaspoon (formerly ""tea spoon"" or ""tea-spoon"") was formally known by the Latin ""cochleare minus"", abbreviated ""cochl. min."" to distinguish it from the tablespoon or ""cochleare majus"" (""cochl. maj.""). When tea-drinking was first introduced to England circa 1660, tea was rare and expensive, as a consequence of which teacups and teaspoons were smaller than today. This situation persisted until about 1710, when the East India Company began"
"filled on an integral rotary head filler. This technology is currently limited to the packing of wine and soda fountain syrup products. The first commercial bag-in-box system was invented by William R. Scholle in 1955 for the safe transportation and dispensing of battery acid. In 1991, William Scholle was inducted into the packaging hall of fame for his invention. The BiB has many common commercial applications. One of the most common uses of BiBs by commercial users are to supply syrup to soft drink fountains and to dispense bulk supplied condiments such as ketchup or mustard in the foodservice industry"
"upper and mercantile classes: Samuel Pepys, curious for every novelty, tasted the new drink on 25 September 1660 and recorded the experience in his diary: ""I did send for a cup of tee, (a China drink) of which I had never had drunk before"". The British East India company made its first order for the importation of tea in 1667 to their agent in Bantam, and two canisters of tea weighing 143 lbs 8 oz arrived from Bantam in 1669. In 1672, a servant of Baron Herbert in London sent his instructions for tea making, and warming the delicate cups,"
"published in 1877. Iced tea had started to appear in the USA during the 1860s. Seen as a novelty at first, during the 1870s it became quite widespread. Recipes appeared in print, iced tea was offered on hotel menus, and it was on sale at railroad stations. Its popularity rapidly increased after Richard Blechynden introduced it at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Iced tea's popularity in the United States has led to an addition to standard cutlery sets: the iced tea spoon is a teaspoon with a long handle, suitable for stirring sugar into glasses. In the summer,"
"use of paper bags (for preserving the flavor of tea) in China came during the later Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD). Bags have been around for hundreds of years and have been used by both men and women. Bags have been prevalent as far back as ancient Egypt. Many hieroglyphs depict males with bags tied around their waist. The Bible mentions pouches, especially with regard to Judas Iscariot carrying one around, holding his personal items. In the 14th century, wary of pickpockets and thieves, many people used drawstring bags, in which to carry their money. These bags were attached to ""girdles"""
"first tea bag packing machine worldwide is launched, designed by Adolf Rambold, an employee of the company. The “Pompadour” machine can produce 35 gauze bags in one minute. In 1931 the next generation, Ernst Rudolf Anders and Johannes Nissle, take over the family business. Anders takes part in the trip of the LZ 129 Hindenburg in the US 1937 and dies during the Hindenburg explosion in Lakehurst , United States . During the last days of World War II Dresden and Teekanne take heavy damage. In 1946 the restoration of the company begins in modest surroundings in Viersen , Germany,"
"the suggestion of a friend he began selling tea. He started with one pound of tea divided into two-pounce packets, and the business thrived while his health recovered. In 1868 he and his wife opened their first shop on the Oldham Road, followed in 1876 by a warehouse on Whitehall Street from where he started as a wholesale business. More shops followed, as did more warehouses: the second opened in John Street 1878, and the third in 1891. The business (which was popularly known as ""Jimmy Duck's"") continued to prosper and was incorporated in 1895 as a Limited Company formally"
"Teekanne Group: Teekanne Teekanne GmbH & CO. kg is a German tea trading company, based in Düsseldorf. The founders Rudolf Anders and Eugen Nissle were the first to sell tea in tins and already mixed teas on a high quality level. Furthermore, they went on to invent the machine-made tea bag. Today the family-run company is still the world leading company in the production of tea bags and produces 7.5 billion tea bags per year. Teekanne, then known under the name “R.Seelig & Hille”, was found on 16 July 1882 in Dresden. In 1888 the company was renamed “Theekanne”, old"
"Teekanne Teekanne GmbH & CO. kg is a German tea trading company, based in Düsseldorf. The founders Rudolf Anders and Eugen Nissle were the first to sell tea in tins and already mixed teas on a high quality level. Furthermore, they went on to invent the machine-made tea bag. Today the family-run company is still the world leading company in the production of tea bags and produces 7.5 billion tea bags per year. Teekanne, then known under the name “R.Seelig & Hille”, was found on 16 July 1882 in Dresden. In 1888 the company was renamed “Theekanne”, old German spelling"
"one pint to a bushel. However, there is a diverse range of traditional trugs from garden and oval trugs to the more specialised ""large log"" and ""walking stick"" trugs. Richard Acres worked as a trug maker in 1485, in Rotherfield in Sussex. Trugs date back to the 1500s, with active trade in Horsham. Thomas Smith of Herstmonceux, displaying his trugs at the Great Exhibition of 1851, gave the basket wider renown; he was rewarded when Queen Victoria purchased several for members of the Royal family. Further appearances at international exhibitions followed at the 1855 Universal exhibition in Paris; the First"
"UK in 1810, this method of preservation was not used extensively for soft drinks until the pull tab version was patented in the USA in 1963 In 1981, the first canned tea product, unsweetened oolong, was introduced in Japan by Ito En. The introduction very quickly led to more than one hundred variations, offered both in cans and in bottles. The oolong variety was well suited as the canned tea proved stable even at temperatures up to 50° - 60 °C in vending machines. The tea also appealed to consumers inclined to use vending machines for convenient access ""on the"
"the grocer selected from his tea chests. A simple machine was soon devised to carry out the process more speedily and efficiently. Although packet tea took time to become popular, the Denshams realised that this was the way ahead for retail sales and offered their first packets of Ceylon tea in 1884. By then, other firms such as the Co-operative Wholesale Society (1863), Brooke Bond (1869) and Liptons (1888) had entered the field, although it was not until the early 20th century that packet tea sales outstripped those of loose tea. The death of John Boon Densham at the age"
"turned back, but Massachusetts governor Hutchinson refused to allow Boston merchants to give in to pressure. A town meeting in Boston determined that the tea would not be landed, and ignored a demand from the governor to disperse. On December 16, 1773, a group of men, led by Samuel Adams and dressed to evoke the appearance of American Indians, boarded the ships of the British East India Company and dumped £10,000 worth of tea from their holds (approximately £636,000 in 2008) into Boston Harbor. Decades later, this event became known as the Boston Tea Party and remains a significant part"
"Bates, invented the flat broom, older brooms having been fashioned as round bundles of broom corn straw or twigs. The Watervliet seed business is known to have been highly profitable at least as early as 1811. Prior to this time, individuals saved vegetable seeds from the previous year, or traded with neighbors. The Watervliet Shakers are thought to have been the first seed sellers to package seeds in small, paper envelopes. Watervliet Shaker Historic District Watervliet Shaker Historic District, in Colonie, New York, is the site of the first Shaker community. It was established in 1776. The primary Shaker community,"
"blowout preventer was invented by Granville Sloan Knox in 1946 who received a patent on September 9, 1952. 1946 Tupperware Tupperware is airtight plastic containers used for the preparation, storage, containment, and serving of perishable food in the kitchen and home. Tupperware was invented in 1946 by American chemist Earl Silas Tupper who devised a method of purifying black polyethylene slag, a waste product produced in oil refinement, into a molded substance that was flexible, tough, non-porous, non-greasy and translucent. Available in many colors, the plastic containers with ""burp seal"" did not become a commercial success until Brownie Wise, a"