Brown sugar box
Billington Food Group Ltd
Category
Historic Services / Food & drink preparation
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
157 x 90 mm; 70 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Liverpool
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 24458
Summary
Cream and brown, rectangular cardboard box for brown sugar. On the front is a picture of a coffee sponge cake with butter icing on the top and in the middle. Brown wavy section edged with blue contains wording in brown and cream reading; BILLINGTON'S / UNREFINED / serving suggestions / TASTE THE / DIFFERENCE. Below is a triangle with a picture of sugar cane, above which is printed; MAURITIUS / CANE SUGAR / UNREFINED. To left of this is terracotta square within which is printed; GOLDEN / ICING / SUGAR / 500g. Below on a brown border in cream; NO COLOURINGS NO FLAVOURINGS. On reverse are three pictures of cakes, etc, with suggestions for use. On one side, printed in brown on cream are nutritional and calorific values, guarantee and instructions for storage, bar code and wording; PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER. On opposite side is further information and printed inside a square; Department G1 / Billington Food Group Ltd, / Liverpool, L3 1EL, UK. On the bottom; 4BF 1284 L - 1296.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Billington Food Group Ltd, manufacturer