Bulking tea in the warehouses of the East & West India Dock Company, London, 1874. Artist: Unknown

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Bulking tea in the warehouses of the East & West India Dock Company, London, 1874. Bulking was a process necessary especially with Indian tea, as on the journey the smaller leaves and dust worked their way to the bottom of the chests.

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Size: 3903px × 2678px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London
Photo credit: © Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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