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In 1988, J. Lyons & Co. bought the Tuckfield tea business from Cadbury Schweppes and formed Lyons Tetley Australia. You'd think that it was the end of Tuckfields Tea and the wonderful card series.... but that would be wrong. Tuckfields is still putting out tea! Sue Walter from down under helped me set the record straight. I had seen the Tuckfield name drop off the cards and albums and just assumed that Tuckfield Tea went the way of the dodo bird. I figured Lyons liked the cards but dumped the Tuckfield name... Wrong! Thanks to Sue Walter again for a 2006 picture of a Tuckfield Tea box top.
Like it says on the box, "A Picture Card in Every Pack". Sue says 'The current packs of Tuckfields loose leaf tea do mention the word Tetley (in tiny print on one of the end flaps is "Ty-nee Tips is a Registered Trade Mark of Tetley Australia Pty, Ltd.".' My friend Terry Calleyne has done a lot of research regarding the issues and is sharing his considerable knowledge on the subject. So click on through to the next few pages and we'll get to swapping those cards! |
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If you look "down under" for your tea card collecting
pleasure, you will find a great tea company called Tuckfields. Of course, I mean
Australia, home of the kangaroo and a great buncha mates. 