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Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet KCVO (10 May 1848 – 2 October 1931) was a Scotsman of Ulster-Scots parentage who was a self-made man, as company founder of Lipton Tea, merchant, philanthropist and yachtsman who lost 5 straight America's Cup races. He engaged extensive advertising for his chain of tea stores and his brand of Lipton teas.
In 1871, Thomas Lipton (1848–1931) of Glasgow, Scotland, used his small savings to open his own shop, and by the 1880s the business had grown to more than 200 shops. [5] In 1929, the Lipton grocery retail business was one of the companies that merged with Home and Colonial Stores , Maypole Dairy Company, Vyes & Boroughs, Templetons and ...
Four New York syndicates responded to Lipton's challenge each creating a J-Class, Weetamoe, Yankee, Whirlwind, and Enterprise. [6] This was a remarkable response, particularly during depression-hit America with each yacht costing at least half a million dollars, and served to highlight that despite the J-Class' immense power and beauty, their ...
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Restaurants and refreshments included Borden's Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor; [78] F&M Schaefer Brewery, an old-fashioned brewery sponsored by Schaefer Beer; [79] Kandy King Candy Shop; [80] Lipton's Inn and Lipton's Tea House; [78] New York Coffee House; [78] and Welch's Grape Juice Bar, a beverage bar located near the New England vineyard. [78]
America's love affair with ice cream goes back more than 100 years. ... New York Founded: 1909 Eddie's Sweet Shop has been a staple of Queens' Forest Hills neighborhood since the corner store ...
The 1903 America's Cup was the 12th challenge for the Cup. It took place in the New York City harbor and consisted of a best of five series of races between Reliance, the fourth of Nathaniel Herreshoff's defenders for the cup, entered by the New York Yacht Club; and Shamrock III, representing the Royal Ulster Yacht Club and also the third of Sir Thomas Lipton's Cup challengers.
Brimer's father-in-law was a friend of Michael J. Meehan (1891–1948), a controversial New York stock speculator [10] who made a small investment in Brimer's operation. When Brimer paid a 25% dividend in 1929, Meehan financed the acquisition of 75% of Good Humor of America for $500,000. [9]