Now, these tea boxes feature storage chests with clear sides that are usually acrylic in the material.
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These boxes were made in full wooden panels back in the olden days. Its use may have also changed throughout the years as it became a charming gift item to give to fellow tea lovers or a storage container for your favorite blends in tea bags. Historic tea chests were sealed and locked using metal fasteners to ward off the sailors consuming the tea cargo during the journey.įor centuries to date, tea chests have had an important role in bringing tea to the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. These tea chests are wooden storage boxes to ensure that tea packets will not toss back and forth while in transit. Tea was considered a luxury drink which was why it had to be locked up in a chest like gold. With the vast distance and days of waiting for the tea shipment enduring the sea voyage during the 17th century, such prized tea beverage needs to be protected from the rough water encounters and looted while at sea. The first tea chest looked a lot more of Japanese origin but the illustration on the tea box was interpreted as an Indian and Chinese design. Tea was enclosed in a cube-shaped tea chest that measured 9 inches on each side. The first industrial amount of tea to make this journey by sea arrived in Amsterdam in 1606. The voyage during that time was long, and there was no other way but to transfer cargo across the oceans via ship expeditions. Tea chests are essential tools to transport precious tea shipments along the transatlantic during the early 17th century. What is the history of the English tea chest? Surprise yourself with all the world-favorite tea flavors in one box, as you open a tea chest filled with the best names in the tea industry. English Tea Store also extends these tea chests at wholesale price. Tea chests are also available as empty storage boxes to provide space for your extra tea bag packets and have various engraving plates to choose from, especially if you intend to give these wooden tea boxes as a gift to a friend or a family member. English Tea Store offers an array of tea chests with Twining's, Stash's, and Taylors of Harrogate's bagged tea selections. Sort and organize your well-loved tea blends using an elegant tea chest that goes well with the rest of your tea ware. Discover the perfect British tea bag chest for your home!
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