Sammlung

of approx. 13000 tea bag tags. 1980-2010. in 11 stock albums (well preserved). Where was the tea bag invented? In 1901, two women from Milwaukee applied for a patent for a "tea leaf holder", which resembled a mesh bag and was supposed to provide enough space for a cup of tea. - The tea bag as we know it today was finally invented by Adolf Rambold, an employee of the Teekanne company, in 1929 - The tea bag (tea bag, sachet de thé, bustina di tè, theezakje, bolsa de chá, bolsita de té) in its present form, which has existed for around six decades, has, in addition to the tea (tea dust) and the anatomically essential paper tube for holding it, a thread with a label attached to the free end, the tea bag tag. This part is used by tea bag manufacturers not only to declare the contents of the bag, but also as an advertising graphic. design surface. And like all such printed ephemera, from orange wrappers to cigar wrappers, tea bag tags are thus objects of desire for collectors. - The collection offered here is, to our knowledge, the largest collection of tea bag tags in the world. The focus is on the German-speaking countries, the objects from the first decade of the 21st century predominate. The earliest pieces date from 1980, from Germany, Egypt, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Ceylon, China, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, USA, etc. All objects are in albums and sorted by year and manufacturer. - Enclosed: a plastic bag, containing an unspecified quantity and probably double tea bag tags, weighed 850 grams. R