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Slide 1:Bluebird Liquorice Toffee
Slide 2:The story of Bluebird Liquorice Toffee and Exactly where You may Purchase it These days! A lot of people don't forget back to their childhood and 1 of their favourite sweets having a distinctive flavour was Bluebird Liquorice Toffee.
It isn't easily located these days but in the event you managed to obtain 1, the exclusive flavour will whisk you back to your youth. In this presentation, I am going to tell you the story of Bluebird Liquorice Toffee and whether or not it's still offered.
Slide 3:Way back in 1895, Harry Vincent set up being a sweet confectioner near Birmingham, England. Just like the Cadbury Family members, he dreamed of building a factory inside the countryside amidst green fields which not merely would be picturesque, but also present a pleasant and healthy location to work for his employees.
In 1927, his ambition was realised when the factory was built in Romsley (though the address that was put on on the packaging truly identifies the district known as Hunnington, Worcestershire), two miles south of Halesowen and about ten miles west of Birmingham.
Around the same time as the factory was created, Harry Vincent saw a play named 'The Bluebird of Happiness' by Maeterlink. This prompted him to rename his liquorice toffee (previously referred to as Harvino) to Bluebird Liquorice Toffee.
Slide 4:They had been particularly well-known for the large assortment of tins that they utilised. They employed a big range of designs. They usually created over 20 in a standard 1950s year. Nonetheless as the years progressed the number of styles decreased.
Many themes were covered. Several areas had been produced for instance 'Hyde Park', 'Ludlow Castle', 'Sorrento'. There were also Christmas designs, often showing Father Christmas delivering presents to a sleeping child. They also developed childrens tins, that are modest tub-shaped tins and these designs showed beach scenes, fun fair rides or animals dancing about the tin.
This shape was employed till the late 70s..
Slide 5:The majority of antique Blue Bird tins identified today range from the little gift size (approx 350g) up to their grand display tins.
Most of the tins feature the well-known swallow motif, which could either be identified on side of the smaller tins or on the interior lid of the significant tins.
The firm slogan from the 1920s towards the 1950s was Take the home sweet home.
This also frequently featured on the tins. It's incredibly rare to discover an original Harvino tin. Mostly the tins identified at collectors fayres date from post 1950.
Slide 6:In recent years, Bluebird Liquorice Toffee was taken over by Needlers, who in turn had been bought out by Ashbury's and also the production of the toffee was moved away from Hunnington.
This park where the Bluebird Factory was once, now sees other organizations operating inside its confines but the magnificent pillared entrance is still a sight to view.
You are able to also see houses originally built by the Vincent family for its workers in an attempt to create a marvellous garden village
Slide 7:The Bluebird name survives only on their liquorice toffees that are still produced by Ashburys. Despite the fact that they nonetheless have their special flavour, their shape is different from the familiar roll to a flat penny shape.
Although they are not widely accessible it is possible to still discover Bluebird Liquorice Toffee through retro on-line sweet shops. Nonetheless they no longer come in tins and you just acquire them by weight.
So go on and treat your self to some Bluebird Liquorice Toffee and revisit your youth.
