PG Tips pyramid teabag machine made by Molins

PG Tips pyramid teabag machine made by Molins PG Tips pyramid teabag machine made by Molins PG Tips pyramid teabag machine made by Molins

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Teabag making module from a Molins pyramid teabag machine. Used to manufacture PG Tips pyramid teabags at Brooke Bond / Lipton factory at Trafford Park, Manchester, between 1996 - 2023.

This teabag making module was part of a production line at the Brooke Bond / Lipton tea factory at Trafford Park, Manchester.It was made by Molins of Coventry and used to manufacture PG Tips pyramid teabags.

The teabag module was at the heart of a much larger machine, which fed it with loose tea and paper and carried away the completed teabags for boxing up. Up to a thousand times every minute, this teabag module folded a paper tube into a pyramid shape, filled it with a dollop of tea, then cut and sealed the paper shut to make a finished three-dimensional pyramid teabag.

The result of a four-year scientific research effort, the three-dimensional pyramid shape gave the tea leaves more space to circulate than square bags, quickly brewing a strong cup of tea. Launched in 1996, pyramid bags quickly caught the public’s attention and made up a fifth of Britain’s teabag sales by 1999. Installed in the 1990s, the pyramid teabag machines at Trafford Park produced millions of teabags every day, until they were finally decommissioned in 2023.

Details

Category:
Food & Drink Industry
Object Number:
2024-283
Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 950 mm x 530 mm x 520 mm, 134.5 kg
type:
food preparation equipment
credit:
Lipton Teas and Infusions

Parts

Tea Dose Unit and Paper Former for PG Tips Pyramid Teabag Machine

Tea Dose Unit and Paper Former for PG Tips Pyramid Teabag Machine

Tea dose unit head and attached paper former for teabag making module from a Molins pyramid teabag machine. Used to manufacture PG Tips pyramid teabags at Brooke Bond / Lipton factory at Trafford Park, Manchester, between 1996 - 2023.

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This teabag making module was part of a production line at the Brooke Bond / Lipton tea factory at Trafford Park, Manchester.It was made by Molins of Coventry and used to manufacture PG Tips pyramid teabags.

The teabag module was at the heart of a much larger machine, which fed it with loose tea and paper and carried away the completed teabags for boxing up. Up to a thousand times every minute, this teabag module folded a paper tube into a pyramid shape, filled it with a dollop of tea, then cut and sealed the paper shut to make a finished three-dimensional pyramid teabag.

The result of a four-year scientific research effort, the three-dimensional pyramid shape gave the tea leaves more space to circulate than square bags, quickly brewing a strong cup of tea. Launched in 1996, pyramid bags quickly caught the public’s attention and made up a fifth of Britain’s teabag sales by 1999. Installed in the 1990s, the pyramid teabag machines at Trafford Park produced millions of teabags every day, until they were finally decommissioned in 2023.

Finger Drive Unit for PG Tips Pyramid Teabag Machine

Finger Drive Unit for PG Tips Pyramid Teabag Machine

Finger drive unit for teabag making module from a Molins pyramid teabag machine. Used to manufacture PG Tips pyramid teabags at Brooke Bond / Lipton factory at Trafford Park, Manchester, between 1996 - 2023.

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This teabag making module was part of a production line at the Brooke Bond / Lipton tea factory at Trafford Park, Manchester.It was made by Molins of Coventry and used to manufacture PG Tips pyramid teabags.

The teabag module was at the heart of a much larger machine, which fed it with loose tea and paper and carried away the completed teabags for boxing up. Up to a thousand times every minute, this teabag module folded a paper tube into a pyramid shape, filled it with a dollop of tea, then cut and sealed the paper shut to make a finished three-dimensional pyramid teabag.

The result of a four-year scientific research effort, the three-dimensional pyramid shape gave the tea leaves more space to circulate than square bags, quickly brewing a strong cup of tea. Launched in 1996, pyramid bags quickly caught the public’s attention and made up a fifth of Britain’s teabag sales by 1999. Installed in the 1990s, the pyramid teabag machines at Trafford Park produced millions of teabags every day, until they were finally decommissioned in 2023.

Continuous Sealing and Cutting Unit for PG Tips Pyramid Teabag Machine

Continuous Sealing and Cutting Unit for PG Tips Pyramid Teabag Machine

Continuous sealing and cutting unit for teabag making module from a Molins pyramid teabag machine. Used to manufacture PG Tips pyramid teabags at Brooke Bond / Lipton factory at Trafford Park, Manchester, between 1996 - 2023.

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This teabag making module was part of a production line at the Brooke Bond / Lipton tea factory at Trafford Park, Manchester.It was made by Molins of Coventry and used to manufacture PG Tips pyramid teabags.

The teabag module was at the heart of a much larger machine, which fed it with loose tea and paper and carried away the completed teabags for boxing up. Up to a thousand times every minute, this teabag module folded a paper tube into a pyramid shape, filled it with a dollop of tea, then cut and sealed the paper shut to make a finished three-dimensional pyramid teabag.

The result of a four-year scientific research effort, the three-dimensional pyramid shape gave the tea leaves more space to circulate than square bags, quickly brewing a strong cup of tea. Launched in 1996, pyramid bags quickly caught the public’s attention and made up a fifth of Britain’s teabag sales by 1999. Installed in the 1990s, the pyramid teabag machines at Trafford Park produced millions of teabags every day, until they were finally decommissioned in 2023.

Teabag Filter Paper for PG Tips Pyramid Teabag Machine

Teabag Filter Paper for PG Tips Pyramid Teabag Machine

Roll of teabag filter paper for teabag making module from a Molins pyramid teabag machine. Used to manufacture PG Tips pyramid teabags at Brooke Bond / Lipton factory at Trafford Park, Manchester, between 1996 - 2023.

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This teabag making module was part of a production line at the Brooke Bond / Lipton tea factory at Trafford Park, Manchester.It was made by Molins of Coventry and used to manufacture PG Tips pyramid teabags.

The teabag module was at the heart of a much larger machine, which fed it with loose tea and paper and carried away the completed teabags for boxing up. Up to a thousand times every minute, this teabag module folded a paper tube into a pyramid shape, filled it with a dollop of tea, then cut and sealed the paper shut to make a finished three-dimensional pyramid teabag.

The result of a four-year scientific research effort, the three-dimensional pyramid shape gave the tea leaves more space to circulate than square bags, quickly brewing a strong cup of tea. Launched in 1996, pyramid bags quickly caught the public’s attention and made up a fifth of Britain’s teabag sales by 1999. Installed in the 1990s, the pyramid teabag machines at Trafford Park produced millions of teabags every day, until they were finally decommissioned in 2023.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
2024-283/4
type:
food preparation equipment