PG Tips Teabags box

1/12th scale PG Tips Teabags box.

Arthur Brooke, founder of Brooke, Bond and Company, opened his first shop in Manchester in 1869 selling tea, coffee and sugar. Unlike the blended teas many companies were producing, Arthur’s teas were pure, high-quality teas from India and China.

In the 1930s, PG Tips, originally known as "Digestive" and later as "Pre-Gestee," was created and marketed as a digestive tea. The name "Pre-Gestee" was to insinuate that the tea could be consumed before food was digested. Salesmen and grocers shortened the name to PG, and Tips was added, referring to the tips of the buds used in the blend.