British confectionery giants Cadbury, Fry and Rowntrees manufactured chocolate batches in 1900 to boost morale for soldiers fighting in the Second Boer War in South Africa, although it s not certain which company made this particular tin.
The bar and helmet belonged to the 8th Baronet Henry Edward Paston-Bedingfeld, who fought in the war, said the National Trust in a press release this week. Although it no longer looks appetising and is well past its use by date you wouldn t want it as your Easter treat it is still complete and a remarkable find, said Anna Forrest, the National Trust s cultural heritage curator. We can only assume that the 8th Baronet kept the chocolate with the helmet as a memento of his time in the Boer War.
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