Hornimans Tea
of London
1826 Horniman's Tea was founded by John Horniman, and was later taken on by his son Frederick Horniman. Horniman's Tea was probably the first tea to be sold in packets. It was a famous household name in Victorian times and considerably later.
Early 1900s Horniman was the largest supplier of tea in the world.
1901 Frederick Horniman gave the museum of his collections to the people in London.
1918 The company was bought out by J. Lyons but the name lived on, and Horniman's Tea cards from around 1962 are on sale at online auctions and other places.
As late as 1993 Horniman's Tea was on sale in the USA, but Frederick Horniman is still remembered for something else that he did. He was a famous Victorian collector, naturalist, philanthropist, and interesting character generally, and set up The Horniman Museum which is still open.
2000 As part of the Tetley group, the company was bought by the Indian company Tata.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Zyra - Horniman's Tea
- Trademarked. A History of Well-Known Brands - from Aertex to Wright's Coal Tar by David Newton. Pub: Sutton Publishing 2008 ISBN 978-0-7509-4590-5