Wrapper
Nestlé
Category
Ephemera
Date
1992
Materials
Paper
Measurements
80 x 55 mm
Place of origin
Croydon
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672115
Summary
A paper wrapper for a Nestle's Animal Bar. The wrapper has an image of a hippopotamus on its front side and advertsises 'puzzles inside' at the bottom right corner. There is a yellow price label (15p) from Giles News on the front side while on the back is the best before date for the bar (12/10/92). Launched in 1963 by Nestle, each Amimal Bar contained a game or puzzle printed on the inside of its wrapper.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via ebay on 7th March 2019 as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project.
Marks and inscriptions
Front side of wrapper: Printed on yellow Giles News label: '15p'
Makers and roles
Nestlé, maker