The sugar cube began to be replaced in
restaurants directly after World War II.
At this time, machines were made that
could produce small packets of sugar for
nearly half the cost..

The 4 sugar cubes
to the right are
specimens from
Germany

Below is me examining a large
collection of sugar cubes that I received

The Train Picture is taken off a  
sugar cube from the former Soviet
Union.  They are quite large and
very dense!!!

Click for some
USA sugar cubes

The series of cubes below have
flags on them representing cantons
in Switzerland from 1291-1978

Sugar nippers were a necessary
part of a table setting back in
Colonial America.  The hostess
would chip off small usable pieces
from a sugar cone that the guests
would use for their coffee or
whatever they would like to use it
with.

To the
right is a
pair of
sugar
nippers
from
around the
beginning
of the 19
century

Before the sugar
cube was invented,
they sold sugar in
cone shaped blocks.  
Click for some
pictures of some of
these cones

More Sugar
Utensils

Look at various Berlingot
style packaging from
different European countries

More German
Sugar Cubes

The first Sugar Cube was produced in what is
now the Czech Republic.  Here is a Sugar
Packet series commemorating the event