Price List from Crawford's Biscuits catalogue 1936 : William Crawford & Sons Ltd., Edinburgh, Liverpool and London : 1936 : pages 6 and 7
A page from the Crawford's 1936 price list that forms part of a fine fold out desk calendar and desk blotter that the company issued on an annual basis during the inter-war years. The left hand fold contains a well printed colour catalogue showing 28 pages of their biscuit range both pre-packed and loose for sale by weight.
William Crawford & Sons were a well-known biscuit manufacturer's and national brand who in 1856 had acquired a bakery in Leith; the 1813 establishment date they always quoted refers to the original opening of a bakers of ships biscuits that formed the original concern. The company grew and when their new and highly mechanised plant in Liverpool opened in 1897 they were amongst the biggest biscuit makers in the UK. They would, in 1960, be acquired by United Biscuits and the brand is still available.
These two pages show a variety of chocolate biscuits as produced by the company. Numerous versions of packets, tins and cartons of the Assorted were available, as well as Chocolate Kent, Wholemeal, Shortcake and Home biscuits loose by weight. The Palermo Assortment was a tin, at 3/-, of various varieties and an Assortment of Chocolate Teacakes was produced. These came in a variety of flavours including vanilla marshmallow, coffee, pineapple-orange, grapefruit and raspberry.
Price List from Crawford's Biscuits catalogue 1936 : William Crawford & Sons Ltd., Edinburgh, Liverpool and London : 1936 : pages 6 and 7
A page from the Crawford's 1936 price list that forms part of a fine fold out desk calendar and desk blotter that the company issued on an annual basis during the inter-war years. The left hand fold contains a well printed colour catalogue showing 28 pages of their biscuit range both pre-packed and loose for sale by weight.
William Crawford & Sons were a well-known biscuit manufacturer's and national brand who in 1856 had acquired a bakery in Leith; the 1813 establishment date they always quoted refers to the original opening of a bakers of ships biscuits that formed the original concern. The company grew and when their new and highly mechanised plant in Liverpool opened in 1897 they were amongst the biggest biscuit makers in the UK. They would, in 1960, be acquired by United Biscuits and the brand is still available.
These two pages show a variety of chocolate biscuits as produced by the company. Numerous versions of packets, tins and cartons of the Assorted were available, as well as Chocolate Kent, Wholemeal, Shortcake and Home biscuits loose by weight. The Palermo Assortment was a tin, at 3/-, of various varieties and an Assortment of Chocolate Teacakes was produced. These came in a variety of flavours including vanilla marshmallow, coffee, pineapple-orange, grapefruit and raspberry.