Confectionery Collection

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Advert / Frys Chocolate
Frys Five Boys chocolate - Desperation, Pacification, Expectation, Acclamation, Realisation - Its Fry s!

The Great Lozenge-Maker. A Hint to Paterfamilias, 1858. Artist: John Leech
The Great Lozenge-Maker. A Hint to Paterfamilias, 1858. This cartoon indicts the sweet-making industry. At the time, many strange, and possibly noxious ingredients were used in sweets

Mozart chocolates in Reber store, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Boys outside a sweet shop, Balham, SW London
Four boys on the doorstep of a sweet shop in Balham, SW London, with bottled drinks. Date: circa 1961

Advertisement for Cadburys Golden Key -- male and female models (Barry Trengove and Geraldine Hill) posing. 1959

Spangles Coronation advertisement
Lovely advertisement for Spangles fruit sweets - the sweet way to go gay - showing a crowd excitedly watching the Coronation and waving flags. Date: 1953

Spangles 1953 1950s UK coronation sweets

Rowntrees 1950s UK fruit gums sweets
Rowntree s 1950s UK fruit gums sweets

Police Public Call Box, London
A police officer using a Police Public Call Box on a London street. The Metropolitan Police introduced police boxes throughout the London area between 1928 and 1937

Glace fruit, market, Provence, France, Europe

Frys chocolate sandwich advert

Sweets and souvenirs in shop window, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Advert / Frys Chocolate
Nine children watch through a sweetshop window as a lucky little girl buys herself a bar of Frys chocolate

Advert / Frys Chocolate
Four public schoolboys enjoy their bars of Frys chocolate - Far too good to share with their unfortunate friend

Advert for Maison Lyons chocolate, 1925 Date: 1925

Closeup of group of colourful circular smarties UK
MAB-669 Sweets - close-up of group of colourful circular smarties UK Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

La Cure Gourmand sweet, biscuit and chocolate shop, Brussels, Belgium, Europe

Sugar skull decorations for the Day of the Dead festival, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Wrigleys Chewing Gum Ad
Wrigleys Double Mint chewing gum advertised as a beauty aid

Advert / Faulders Chocs
Father Christmas delivers a carload of Faulders chocolates

Confectionery, Neuhaus store, Brussels, Belgium, Europe

A tram advertising Mars bars in the city of Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Chocolate Coloured Coons, The Palace of Chocolate, with G H Elliott and Alf Lawrence. G H Elliott was a music hall star and singer of the song, Frys Chocolate Major, words by A J Mills

Historic Pasticceria Marchesi, Since 1824, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Advert, Lindsay & Low Ltd, Confectionery, Dundee
Advert, Lindsay & Low Ltd, Manufacturers of Confectionery, Chocolates, Peels, Marmalade and Jams, Dundee, Scotland. 1905

Blitz in London - Clarnico Factory, Hackney Wick, WW2
Scene of devastation at the Clarnico factory in Carpenters Road, Hackney Wick, East London, following a bombing raid on 24 September 1940

Smarties, 1960s, UK

Royal Wedding 1871 - wedding cake
A magnificent royal wedding cake for the wedding of Princess Louise to the Marquis of Lorne in 1871, made by Queen Victorias chief confectioner at Windsor Castle

Selfridges, London - Confectionery Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Confectionery Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Famous Mozart chocolates, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

A group of female workers at John Mackintosh sweet factory. Halifax in West Yorkshire. June 1959

Corner Shop, Snack Bar, Foyles Library, Walton, Essex
The Corner Shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, which sold tobacco, confectionery and all things for an enjoyable day on the beach

Whites, London, 1891
White s, London, 1891. Whites is a gentlemens club, established at 4 Chesterfield Street in 1693 by Italian immigrant Francesco Bianco

Advertisement for Caillers chocolate and bonbons
Showcard advertisement for Caillers chocolate and bonbons. 1900s

J.s Fry and Sons Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol 1884
Interior and exterior of British company owned by Joseph Storrs Fry and Sons, Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol. Date: 1884

Catalogue cover design, Geo. H. Harrison & Sons of Leeds and London, Latest Designs in Statue Series of chocolate box tops. Date: circa 1930s

Maamaoul (Ma amoul) biscuits, Easter biscuits, Lebanon, Middle East

Street scene in Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland
A street scene in the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, showing people outside the shop of Allan Ramsay (not to be confused with his house, which is on Castle Hill)

General Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The general store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Jars of sweets feature prominently on its shelves

AJ sokoladas, home made chocolate shop, Pilies Street, Vilnius, Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

Arabic food, dates stuffed with almonds paste, Middle East

Carnival! Mackintoshs toffee de luxe, 1930. Creator: D Ylen, Jean (1886-1938)
Carnival! Mackintoshs toffee de luxe, 1930. Private Collection

Advert for Mackintoshs toffee
Mackintoshs Toffee - everybodys favourites! Date: 1932

Paper bag design, c. 1890
Paper bag design from the late nineteenth century for Albert Smith, Baker, Confectioner and Corn Factor, of Derby Road, Nottingham, featuring a rather lovely border showing various crops

Marzipan cherries For commercial use please contact Photoslot at website:photoslot email: info@photoslot skype: photoslot

Assorted chocolates in a box. Chocolate contains sugars and fats. It is a sweet snack food that is high in calories and has little nutritional value

Advert / Fancy Confectione
Hovells Christmas Crackers (and their fancy confectionery) advertised on the side of a horse bus

Diwali sweet stall with stallholder and picture of the Hindu god, Hanuman, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Sugar skulls, Day of the Dead, Mexico, North America

Window display of traditional marzipan fruits and grappa, Taormina, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Traditional marzipan fruits and pastries in shop window, Cefalu, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Advert / Terrys Confectio
Terrys Pure Confections

Gulab jamuns (traditional Indian sweet) are on display for sale at a sweets shop in Mumbai, India, April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

High quality dates are displayed at Bateel dates and confectionery shop at Bahrain City Center Shopping Mall in Manama, Bahrain, August 7, 2019. Picture taken August 7, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed

Frutta Martorana, traditional marzipan sweets, Cefalu, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Pastries and cakes on display at a Japanese cafe. Tokyo, Japan.

Top view of colored rock candies. Traditional Persian crystallized sugar in confectionery shop of Isfahan, Iran Top view of colored rock candies

vector gummy bear candies isolated on white background

Shopping mall in Dublin, Ireland

Box label, Lings Turkish Delight

Advert, Mackintoshs Week-End Chocolate Assortment -- Just look what you find in Week-End. Two shillings and ninepence for a half pound box. 1957

G H Elliott, singer of the song, Frys Chocolate Major
G H Elliott, music hall star and singer of the song Frys Chocolate Major, words by A J Mills, music by Bennett Scott

Marshmallow constellation of the Big Dipper
big dipper, confectionery, star, Dorling Kindersley Prints, 1098384682

Historic sweet shop Bomboneria La Pajarita in the old town of Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain

Mirrored octagon ceiling, Sluka confectionery, Vienna, Austria

Belgium, Brussels, Chocolate Shop Window Display of Mannekin Pis Statues

Still Life with Porcelain and Sweets, 1627. Creator: Juan van der Hamen y León
Still Life with Porcelain and Sweets, 1627

Advertising in the form of a stamp for chocolate Deutschmeister: " Kakao Deutschmeister mit Silberpraemien"
IMB4824494 Advertising in the form of a stamp for chocolate Deutschmeister: " Kakao Deutschmeister mit Silberpraemien"

Young girl holding her dress to collect gifts deverted by Father Christmas. Engraving 19th century
IMB4824540 Young girl holding her dress to collect gifts deverted by Father Christmas. Engraving 19th century.; (add.info.: Young girl holding her dress to collect gifts deverted by Father Christmas)

Manufacture of dragees - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880
PCT4257430 Manufacture of dragees - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880.; (add.info.: Manufacture of dragees - engraving of "La France industrielle" by)

Advertising for the chocolate Milka de Suchard representing a liner, beg of 20th century (poster)
FAT4300807 Advertising for the chocolate Milka de Suchard representing a liner, beg of 20th century (poster); (add.info.: Advertising for the chocolate Milka de Suchard representing a liner)

Foto S.S. Java Arrow, Dry Dock, New York 1929
953836 Foto S.S. Java Arrow, Dry Dock, New York 1929 by Unknown photographer, (19th-20th century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier with his April fish in chocolate uniform
LUX4743030 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier with his April fish in chocolate uniform and saying " symbol of spring this new fishing announces the success of Eternal

The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print)
ELD4836693 The land of Cocagne, 19th century (Epinal print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mythical land of plenty, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts)

Sweets dealer. Engraving by GOLDBERG
JEB4833585 Sweets dealer. Engraving by GOLDBERG; (add.info.: Sweets dealer. Engraving by GOLDBERG); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

Un confectioner a Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4985178 Un confectioner a Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Un confectioner a Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century

Christmas father with toys, hood and Christmas tree. 19th century chromolithography
IMB4824771 Christmas father with toys, hood and Christmas tree. 19th century chromolithography; (add.info.: Christmas father with toys, hood and Christmas tree)

The pan room at Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory
5310112 The pan room at Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the pan room at Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory - cocoa, sugar and vanilla are combined together)

The roasting of cocoa beans at Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory
5310111 The roasting of cocoa beans at Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the roasting of cocoa beans at Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory, Bristol)

The grinding room at Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory
5310114 The grinding room at Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the grinding room at Fry's chocolate and cocoa factory, Bristol)

Greeting card with Pere Noel holding a lantern and toy hood
IMB4824576 Greeting card with Pere Noel holding a lantern and toy hood.; (add.info.: Greeting card with Pere Noel holding a lantern and toy hood.); © Imagebroker

First World War: France, In a bucolic trench a soldier sitting in uniform surrounds a bottle of wine tastes chocolate
LUX4738992 First World War: France, In a bucolic trench a soldier sitting in uniform surrounds a bottle of wine tastes chocolate sent by his fiance

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Step back in time with the Adventures of Bertie Bassett in the 1950s, a confectionery journey filled with sweet nostalgia. From the iconic adverts for Frys Chocolate to the golden allure of Cadburys Golden Key, these treats captured hearts and taste buds alike. Remember the excitement surrounding Spangles Coronation advertisement, celebrating a momentous occasion in 1953? These circular sweets became synonymous with that era. Indulge your senses as you take a close-up look at a vibrant group of smarties, their colors popping like confetti. And who could resist the allure of glace fruit found in Provence's bustling markets? A true delicacy from France that adds an exquisite touch to any confectionery creation. Transport yourself further into the past with Rowntrees' fruit gums sweets from 1950s UK. Each bite is like stepping into a time machine, reliving memories long forgotten. As you stroll through London's streets, don't miss spotting those iconic Police Public Call Boxes - they were witness to many sweet moments shared over Frys chocolate sandwiches. For an international twist on confectionery delights, visit La Cure Gourmand sweet shop in Brussels, Belgium. This charming store offers an array of biscuits and chocolates that will satisfy even the most discerning palate. Confectionery has always been more than just candy; it's woven into our cultural fabric and cherished throughout history. So let these hints ignite your imagination and whisk you away on a delectable adventure through time and taste buds.