Another find from under our dining room floor is this -The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company- bottle. It is one of my favorites probably because that on most mornings, when I am home, I walk up to have a cup of tea with my English mother. The Great American Tea Company was founded in 1859 to trade tea bought from the cargoes of clipper ships. The company was renamed The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company in 1870. It was later changed to A&P and would become the largest grocery chain in the United States. A&P closed its last store in 2016.