Teabags, when were they invented, and by whom?

Answer 1

The most popular beverage in the world, tea was first drunk under the Chinese Emperor Shen-Nung around 2737 B.C. An unknown Chinese inventor invented the tea shredder, a small device that shredded tea leaves in preparation for drinking. The tea shredder used a sharp wheel in the center of a ceramic or wooden pot that would slice the leaves into thin strips.
The first tea bags were made from hand-sewn silk muslin bags and I have found tea bag patents of this sort dating as early as 1903. First appearing commercially around 1904, tea bags were successfully marketed by tea and coffee shop merchant Thomas Sullivan of New York, who shipped his tea bags around the world. A machine was soon invented to replace the hand sewing of tea bags.

Also in 1904, iced tea was first reported to be served by Englishmen Richard Blechynden at the St. Louis Fair, however, there is evidence that the beverage was invented prior to that date.

Thomas Lipton incorporated the Lipton Tea Company in 1915. Lipton Tea patented a novel four-sided tea bag in 1952 called the flo-thru tea bag.

Answer 2

it all started in Boston when they were throwing all the tea in the harbour ,the tea was in jute bags
and these guys noticed through their drunken haze that the water in the harbour was turning black
then some guy who had just lost all his tea and who was really worried what his wife would say if he came home with out money ,thought wow
and then Eureka
this is a way to recover some money lets do this on a smaller scale in a cup of hot water

ofcourse at first the jute bags did not fit into a small tea cup so after trial and error they ended up with a smaller bag
and Voila ,presto the first tea bag was born
the rest is history

Answer 3

As previous answerers have stated T bags were invented in 1904 but the first company to popularise them in this country was Tetleys during the 1930s.

Answer 4

The first tea bags were made from hand-sewn silk muslin bags and tea bag patents of this sort exist dating as early as 1903. First appearing commercially around 1904, tea bags were successfully marketed by tea and coffee shop merchant Thomas Sullivan of New York, who shipped his tea bags around the world. Modern tea bags are usually made of paper fiber.

Answer 5

In 47 B.C. by the Chinese monk Tet Lee.

Answer 6

which ones? the round ones or the square ones