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This lot includes 28 Grand Union Tea Co Tea Checks, which represents a discount on the regular price by the customer. Some of them have a Lancaster Address on them, which is now a Cheese Steak Restaurant. Also some of them have 88 or A stamped on them (maybe a location or discount code?) & most of them list Brooklyn, N.Y. as their Headquarter except for two, which list the headquarters as being New York, N.Y. History: The Jones brothers started their tea company in 1872 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Before they left Scranton, the brothers established a chain of stores that carried just their own products. They moved to Brooklyn in 1893 & purchased the Dumbo property in order to expand their business. To learn more click go to https://www.brownstoner.com/neighborhood/dumbo/grand-union-tea-company-history-68-jay-street-dumbo-brooklyn/ Vintage Grand Union Tea Company Check Series No. 2 Card Stamped 88 & A - New York & Brooklyn N.y. For Lancaster Pa Location Lot 28
