Left: The apprentice tea buyer preparing a set of teas for tasting by pouring boiling water on the leaf from a copper kettle. Note the lids covering the filled cups. Right: Upending a cup to transfer the infusion into a bowl. (Ridgways Ltd. Old Street, London UK. c. 1962)
Left: The apprentice tea buyer preparing a set of teas for tasting by pouring boiling water on the leaf from a
copper kettle. Note the lids covering the filled cups.
Right: Upending a cup to transfer the infusion into a bowl. (Ridgways Ltd. Old Street, London UK. c. 1962)