1/24th Lipton Tea tin caddy

Delightful Lipton Tea tin In 1/24th scale with brass lid.

Shortly after opening his shop Thomas Lipton began travelling the world for new items to stock. One such item was tea, a rare and expensive luxury at the time.  In 1890 Lipton purchased tea gardens in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, from where he packaged and sold the first Lipton tea