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Lisa P.
December 17, 2017
I was curious about the manufacturer and whether it was still in existence. It apoears to have been gobbled up by Cadbury, but here is a history leading up to the time of this box's manufacture: https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/James_Pascall
Valerio F.
December 14, 2017
Thanks for the notes, all. After looking this piece over, I realize there's a gap between what the headline promises and what the piece delivers. I've added a bit more information—and a picture! Hope this helps.
BerryBaby
December 14, 2017
Have to agree with other commenters, was looking for more of the story. Such as... the woman was given this lovely box of chocolates by a gentleman who she adored and one day he disappeared . She loved him dearly and the chocolates were the last remembrance she had of him. She couldn't bare the thought of eating them as they symbolized his love for her. She placed the beautiful box on her nightstand and professed her love to him every night hoping he'd return and he never did. And this is how a box of chocolates became a gift of love. The end.
Nancy
December 13, 2017
This story was all hat and no cattle, or whatever the equivalents are for journalism or chocolate.
Someone had a good idea, but editors should have pushed for better delivery of what was promised in the headline and opening.
Someone had a good idea, but editors should have pushed for better delivery of what was promised in the headline and opening.
SophieL
December 13, 2017
Fascinating story. It was easy enough to go to the Hansons Auctioneers website, plug in "chocolate" in the search box and you'll get search results. This 100-year-old chocolate is Lot 988a. It's worth taking a look!
Amber
December 13, 2017
The hyperlinks here take you right to the auction site's story, which has a few more details. However, THIS article teases with "this is what 100-year-old chocolate looks like" but has only a vague and inaccurate description. (There's no huntsman; it's a sailor. And the auction site describes the so-called grandmother as a baby in a cradle.) This article also promises "the strange story of the woman who couldn't throw it away," but there is no strange story. She liked them, so she kept them. It doesn't strike me as strange at all. I was given chocolates in a cool (tin) box about 10 years ago, and I haven't yet thrown them away because I don't want to open the box. If I put it in the right place, I could easily see keeping them until I died, and they're just regular chocolates. It just doesn't seem strange to keep something because you like it, even if it's chocolate. Especially if it still smelled nice and looked fine. The only hard part is preventing people from eating it in the first few years!
Amber
December 13, 2017
I'm confused. No picture? So 100-year-old chocolate looks like your words describing it? There's also no story about the woman who couldn't throw them away, just a statement that she didn't. What a disappointing non-article.
Carrie
December 13, 2017
Would be nice if you actually included an image - considering the title indicates the reader is going to see something.
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