Huntley Palmers Biscuits Reading London

Oct 19, 14 Collectables and images from the old biscuit factory in Reading Berkshire See more ideas about huntley, vintage tins, reading berkshire.

Huntley palmers biscuits reading london. Huntley and Palmers was a biscuit manufacturer in England (Reading and London) Over the years, they used numerous sports and nonsports trade cards The 1878 Huntley and Palmers Biscuits cards featured a variety of sports Baseball, golf, and tennis are among the most popular cards among American collectors. Title Lovely Huntley & Palmers Biscuit Tin Box 1904 BUHL, Price $61 USD SALE, Category Antiques & CollectiblesAdvertisingTinsBiscuits, Shop Judy's Lovelies, Description This British biscuit tin is named BUHL because the design looks like inlaid furniture The colors are black, silver, and orange The tin measures 6 1/2 square and 2 1/2. Reading is the home of the biscuit tin Through ten biscuit tins in the Museum's Huntley & Palmers Collection this blog explores the history of two great Reading companies, Huntley & Palmers and Huntley, Boorne & Stevens The story starts in 12 when Joseph Huntley started making biscuits in his small baker's shop on London Street in Reading.

This is the production line at the Huntley & Palmers factory in Reading where the popular water biscuits were produced at thousands per hour The photo was taken in the 1950s. In the late 1960s reorganisation took place, and from 1969 the three units disappeared as independent trading entities, being replaced by the division known as Associated Biscuits Ltd Huntley and Palmers' Reading factory was finally closed down in 1972 Associated Biscuits Ltd was bought out by the American multinational Nabisco in 19. Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory closed down in Reading 40 years ago in 1976 when production moved to Liverpool Reading’s biscuit heritage is marked in the borough 3 B’s slogan biscuit.

Huntley & Palmers started life in 12 as a small bakery in London Street, Reading In 1846 the firm opened a large factory on Kings Road in Reading and by 1900 the business was the largest biscuit manufacturer in the world, employing over 5,000 people. A FIRST glimpse has been revealed for the 765 new homes on the site of the old Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory The Huntley Wharf development, on Kenavon Drive overlooking the Kennet river, will. Many of these discs and rectangles of loveliness were created up north, in Scotland, and by Huntley & Palmers in Reading But London has its fair share of biscuit history too, not least at Peek.

BISCUITS from wwwhuntleyandpalmersorguk From 1870 until the 1970s, Reading was known as ‘Biscuit Town’ because of the fame of Huntley & Palmers biscuits. HUNTLEY & PALMERS / BISCUITS (MANUFACTURERS TO THE QUEEN) / READING & LONDON WH Smith & Son, Printers, London, WC Bottom right corner H AND P / READING / AND/ LONDON On packing boxes in image HUNTLEY & PALMERS TRADEMARK On biscuit tins in image Dimensions Height 541 cm, Width 745 cm Descriptive line. HUNTLEY & PALMERS / BISCUITS (MANUFACTURERS TO THE QUEEN) / READING & LONDON WH Smith & Son, Printers, London, WC Bottom right corner H AND P / READING / AND/ LONDON On packing boxes in image HUNTLEY & PALMERS TRADEMARK On biscuit tins in image Dimensions Height 541 cm, Width 745 cm Descriptive line.

George Palmer bought out Huntley’s son and took into partnership his brothers, Samuel and William Isaac Palmer, the former managing the London office and the latter running the factory Huntley & Palmers was producing thousands of tons of biscuits every year by 1865 Ship’s biscuit was a major product. Vintage Tin, Huntley and Palmers Biscuits, Reading & London, England, Octagon Hinged Lid, Measures 6 x 33/4 x 41/8 Tin is in good condition and the lid fits securely Hinge functions properly Only a few minor dents. Alfred Palmer was a member of Reading's famous Palmer family, held the position of High Sheriff of Berkshire and was deeply involved in the University Born in 1852 and educated in Tottenham, Alfred spent over fifty years working for the Huntley & Palmers biscuit company, chiefly as the head of the engineering department where he was.

Men and women left the factory separately Huntley & Palmers started life in 12 as a small bakery in London Street, Reading In 1846 the firm opened a large factory on Kings Road in Reading and by 1900 this business was the largest biscuit manufacturer in the world, employing over 5,000 people. Of Biscuit Factory, Reading, Berkshire, (and London) Telephone Reading 4 The company created one of the World's first global brands and ran what was once the world’s largest biscuit factory Over the years, the company was also known as J Huntley and Sonand Huntley and Palmer. The Quaker business, from which the firm of Huntley & Palmers developed, was founded in 12 by Thomas Huntley shown below left when he opened a shop at 72 London Street, from where he sold biscuits to the coach travellers on ©University of Reading 09 Page 2 their journeys between London and Bath.

Many of these discs and rectangles of loveliness were created up north, in Scotland, and by Huntley & Palmers in Reading But London has its fair share of biscuit history too, not least at Peek. This tin is labeled Huntley & Palmers Biscuits, Reading & London, England Huntley & Palmers was founded in 12 and continued producing biscuits and hundreds of wonderful, collectible tins until the 1970s. Huntley & Palmers is a British firm of biscuit makers originally based in Reading, Berkshire The company created one of the world's first global brands and ran what was once the world’s largest biscuit factory Over the years, the company was also known as J Huntley & Son and Huntley & Palmer.

Huntley & Palmers was founded in 12 by Joseph Huntley as J Huntley & Son Initially, the business was a small biscuit baker and confectioner shop at number 119 London Street, Reading, Berkshire A blue plaque is displayed outside The building is now home to Age UK Berkshire. I have a Huntley & Palmers Biscuit Tin (Reading & London England) It is 8inch by 10inch and has the Boyhood of Raleigh on the top and Sir Walter Raleigh, Queen Elizabeth 1, on the sides I don't know the age but it looks quite old Can you tell me if it is worth anythingthanks. Huntley & Palmers started life in 12 as a small bakery in Reading Joseph Huntley, a Quaker schoolmaster from Oxfordshire, established his business on London Road After 19, his son Thomas became a partner, and the firm was known as Joseph Huntley & Son.

Alfred Palmer was a member of Reading's famous Palmer family, held the position of High Sheriff of Berkshire and was deeply involved in the University Born in 1852 and educated in Tottenham, Alfred spent over fifty years working for the Huntley & Palmers biscuit company, chiefly as the head of the engineering department where he was. The collection holds a large amount of records related to Huntley & Palmers and Peek Frean biscuit factories – including minute books, pamphlets, photograph albums, official works’ publications and other ephemera (the Reading Room supervisors were very patient with my continued requests for more and more bulky items). TAB Corley, Quaker Enterprise in Biscuits Huntley & Palmers of Reading , (London Hutchinson & Company, 1972), p133 Fun fact Owen Jones was responsible for the design that graced the very first printed biscuit tin that appeared in Britain.

Records of Huntley and Palmers Huntley & Palmers started life in 12 as a small bakery in London Street, Reading In 1846 the firm opened a large factory on Kings Road in Reading and by 1900 this business was the largest biscuit manufacturer in the world, employing over 5,000 people. Antique huntley & palmers biscuit reading & london tin set of books IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION PHOTOS FOR CONDITION eBay Marketplaces GmbH (of Helvetiastraße1517, 3005, Bern, Switzerland) is authorised by the FCA to conduct credit broking for a restricted range of finance providers. Men and women left the factory separately Huntley & Palmers started life in 12 as a small bakery in London Street, Reading In 1846 the firm opened a large factory on Kings Road in Reading and by 1900 this business was the largest biscuit manufacturer in the world, employing over 5,000 people.

TAB Corley, Quaker Enterprise in Biscuits Huntley & Palmers of Reading , (London Hutchinson & Company, 1972), p133 Fun fact Owen Jones was responsible for the design that graced the very first printed biscuit tin that appeared in Britain. Home to Britain’s most famous biscuit company The company was originally founded in 12 by Thomas Huntley and George Palmer and continued to trade until the early 1990’s Several years later we are back producing high quality products with a focus on product excellence and superb packaging design. Huntley & Palmers was founded in 12 when Joseph Huntley opened a small biscuit shop in London Street in Reading London Street was on the London to Bath stage coach route and the coaches stopped.

Tin Biscuit Huntley & Palmers Biscuits Reading & London England 308/277 The Biscuits in this tin are selected from those here illustrated Used item has scratches, nicks, ans dings Very Minor rust.