Peek, Frean & Co.'s Biscuits, Suitable for Children advertisement – Vintage Print
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Peek, Frean & Co.'s Biscuits, Suitable for Children advertisement comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Peek, Frean & Co.'s Biscuits, Suitable for Children advertisement
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Peek, Frean & Co. was a London biscuit maker that began in Bermondsey in 1857, and this advertisement points to the company's push to sell its biscuits as wholesome food for the nursery and schoolroom. Victorian and Edwardian manufacturers often pitched packaged foods to mothers by stressing purity and health, a shift that came as commercial baking spread and households bought more of their bread and sweets from shops. Notice how the picture frames the product as a child's treat that a parent could trust, a sales approach typical of the period's print advertising.
| Original scan | 601 × 800 px |
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| Reference | 499 |
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