1775 - Food And Drink

Food And Drink

Aynsley bone china is manufactured for the first time, in England.

Denmark's Queen Juliane Marie goes into partnership with some Copenhagen entrepreneurs to found the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, whose wares will be trademarked with three wavy blue blues. The queen will acquire full ownership in 1779.

Prussia's Friedrich II (the Great) moves to block the imports of green coffee that are draining his country's gold; coffee has become nearly a match for beer as the national beverage (see 1772).

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