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5985
PG TIPS COLLECTION / PG TIPS
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PG Tips
Collection
(pu 180) £4 - £6 (5985)
PG Tips was launched in 1930 by Brooke Bond.
Originally it was called Digestive, but new regulations
after World War II, from the Ministry of Food, banned
the use of the word "digestive" as a trade description
for tea. This resulted in a name change to Pregestee,
which was eventually shortened to PG. The "Tips"
part of the name refers to the fact that only the very
tips of the leaves are used in the production of the
tea.
The first chimp advertisements for PG appeared in 1956. Over the
years the cheeky chimps have been voiced by such talents as Kenneth
Williams, Peter Sellers and Bob Monkhouse.
This collection consists of:
Trev and Simon World Tour. 1992. Promotional tape cassette presentation,
from Brooke Bond PG Tips, for Comic Relief. (g)
Tipps Family playing cards. (2000). Complete deck of 52 cards
plus two jokers, featuring the popular characters from the PG Tips
advertisements. Unplayed, and still in the original box. (ex)
Matchbox 1921 Ford Model T van in PG Tips livery. 1989. 60 x 35 x
30mm. Played with condition, with paint chips and a broken chassis.
No longer boxed. (p)
The Wonderful World of Kevin Tipps, card number 29. 1997. 88 x
64mm. Features a cartoon of Kevin the
Chimp at the Hollywood sign. From a
series of 30. (g)
Questionnaire card. 1999. 88 x
64mm. This questionnaire asked
consumers what they thought of PG Tips
collectable tea cards. Unfortunately, the
questionnaire revealed that tea cards
were no longer popular, bringing an end
to the production of such cards. (g)
Condition:
Good
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