Original Vintage Brooke Bond Tea Vitreous Enamel Sign. Brooke Bond Tea was a world famous brand and its iconic. Orange ground sign with Black & White chequered boarder. Was instantly recognisable and synonymous with quality. This is one of the larger sizes 30″x 20″. Would look fabulous placed on the wall of a trendy kitchen. Interior – Tres Chic – or indeed reintroduced into a retail shop. [a little history courtesy of the web]. In 1869, he opened his first tea shop at 23 Market Street, Manchester. Brooke chose the business name because it was his’bond’ to his customers. To provide quality teas, hence Brooke Bond. The firm expanded into wholesale tea sales in the 1870s. Brooke Bond’s most famous brand is PG Tips. By 1957, Brooke Bond was probably the largest tea company in the world, with one third. Share of both the British and Indian tea markets. The company merged with Liebig in 1968 becoming Brooke Bond Liebig, which was. Acquired by Unilever in 1984. This beautiful example will be very carefully packaged in an. Oversized carton with plenty of wrapping for protection.