Now! Then! James Byram of Gildersome is fined ruinously for selling used tea as new

23 November 1843: James Byram of Gildersome is fined ruinously for selling used tea as new

John Mayhall. 1860. The Annals and History of Leeds, and Other Places in the County of York. Leeds: Joseph Johnson. Get it:

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Mr. James Byram, shopkeeper, Gildersome, was charged before the Leeds magistrates with offering for sale 40 lbs of spent tea leaves, which had been re-dried and coloured in imitation of black tea. He was convicted in a penalty of £5 for every pound of tea, namely £200 and 1s. damages [ca. £17,750 in 2021], or in default of payment to be imprisoned six months.

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Mr. James Byram, shopkeeper, Gildersome, was charged before the Leeds magistrates with offering for sale 40 lbs of spent tea leaves, which had been re-dried and coloured in imitation of black tea. He was convicted in a penalty of £5 for every pound of tea, namely £200 and 1s. damages, or in default of payment to be imprisoned six months.

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