Jar
Bovril
Category
Glass
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, metal & paper
Measurements
80 mm (Height); 50 mm (Diameter)
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 740882.5
Summary
One of eight brown glass jars of Bovril with gold metal screw lids and small red paper labels, empty. The front oval sticker is in red with a white single line border and in the top centre a logo of a white circle with black imagery of a man on a lions neck and the words 'THE GLORY OF A MAN IS HIS STRENGTH'. In white '4OZ.. NET. BOVRIL' and beneath in yellow 'MADE BY BOVRILL LTD., LONDON E.C.I ENGLAND'. The back oval sticker has a red border with 'BOVRIL CONTAINS 6.8mgms NIACIN and 1.02 mgms. VITAMIN B2 per oz.' in white along the bottom. The royal crest sits centre top in black on a white oval with a white border, red line and then yellow centre with black text; 'BY APPOINTMENT SUPPLIERS OF BOVRIL TO THE LATE KING GEORGE VI BOVRIL, contains Extract of Beef, Beef Stock, Hydrolysed Beef Protein, Yeast Extract, Powdered Lean Beef, Salt, Caramel, Starch and Spices, Invaluable in the Sickroom and for Soups, Stews, etc. FOR AN APPETISING BEVERAGE-take a teaspoonful to a tea cup of boiling water; stir well. John L Johnson'. Gold coloured metal screw lid with ridged sides and ; 'FOR HOT DRINKS BOVRIL SANDWICHES SOUPS STEWS GRAVIES'.
Makers and roles
Bovril , manufacturer