Christmas Crackers by KIMPTON PETER


ISBN
9781851497409
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
128
Dimensions
204 x 245 x 17mm

For over 150 years, crackers (bonbons) have been a traditional part of Christmas festivities, but who created this wonderful innovation? Little is known about Tom Smith - the accepted inventor of the cracker - but in this book Peter Kimpton, former Marketing Services Manager at Tom Smith and Co., draws on a wealth of archive material to relate the story of the man and his amazing invention. From his humble beginnings as a confectioner, Tom Smith developed a highly successful company through the manufacture of crackers. This history is illustrated by contemporary trade catalogues and company artwork from the author's own 'Kathleen Kimpton Collection'. Today, the Tom Smith brand is still the official supplier of Christmas crackers to the Royal Household, a tradition held since the beginning of the twentieth century. AUTHOR: Peter Kimpton is the world's leading Christmas Cracker historian. He worked in the cracker industry for a number of years as Marketing Services Manager for Tom Smith and Co. As such, he contributed to the company's development of both modern and traditional interpretations of the cracker and he is extremely well qualified to write this book on the subject. SELLING POINTS: ? A comprehensive, fascinating, and beautiful insight into the history of the Christmas cracker since its invention more than 150 years ago 50 colour and 100 b/w illustrations
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