Eight thousand rolling machines took care of the tea which previously would have called for the hand work of a 1.5 million local plantation workers.
[1] When tea was first cultivated on plantations, the leaf was rolled by hand, dried over charcoal fires, and trampled into the chests by the workers’ feet.
Jackson ushered in the new era of scientific preparation of the leaf in sanitary surroundings with meticulous attention to hygienic requirements.
He left half of his estate, about £20,000 (£2.1M in 2017 figures), to whatever charities the Indian Tea Association might choose.
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