09-18-2022, 10:03 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-yo...e-62939310
(Source: Eddisons / Above article)
A box of 122-year-old chocolate bars, that were sent to troops fighting in the Boer War, has been discovered in an attic.
The tin of Rowntree's chocolate, made in York in 1899, was found at a house in Immingham, North East Lincolnshire.
They were sent as gifts on behalf of Queen Victoria, and this box only has one piece of chocolate missing.
Paul Cooper, of Eddisons auctioneers, said it was "incredibly rare" to find a tin still containing the chocolate.
It was discovered in a box of household junk and is believed to have belonged to the homeowner's late husband's grandfather, who fought in the Boer War.
Yeah, as much as I love chocolate, I don't think I could eat this !
Still, assuming that the one missing chocolate bar got eaten, I hope the soldier enjoyed it!
(Source: Eddisons / Above article)
A box of 122-year-old chocolate bars, that were sent to troops fighting in the Boer War, has been discovered in an attic.
The tin of Rowntree's chocolate, made in York in 1899, was found at a house in Immingham, North East Lincolnshire.
They were sent as gifts on behalf of Queen Victoria, and this box only has one piece of chocolate missing.
Paul Cooper, of Eddisons auctioneers, said it was "incredibly rare" to find a tin still containing the chocolate.
It was discovered in a box of household junk and is believed to have belonged to the homeowner's late husband's grandfather, who fought in the Boer War.
Yeah, as much as I love chocolate, I don't think I could eat this !
Still, assuming that the one missing chocolate bar got eaten, I hope the soldier enjoyed it!
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