Recently purchased via EBay,this collection of five items.... My main object of desire was the Bournvita Cadbury
Mug,dating from 1951 an item which I find amusing and stylish. Originally this mug came with a Blue ( acrylic I think ) Nightcap
cover, complete with red end bobble, to keep your drink warm !!!
The following information appears here with thanks to CADBURY TREBOR BASSETT'S Information Manager Sarah Foden:
The Bourn-vita Beaker first appeared on the market in 1933 and was introduced to stimulate the sales of Bourn-vita.
One of the attractions of the beaker and saucer was the fact that it was made in the Wedgewood Pottery Works, Stoke on Trent.
The Beakers had a moulded face on the side and were advertised as " Sleeping Beakers ".
To obtain a Bourn-vita Beaker it was necessary to save the wrappers and coupons off Bourn-vita Tins, and exchange them
for a Beaker and Saucer.
A re - launch in 1950 of the well known " Sleeping Beaker " was produced in a high grade plastic material complete with
a Blue " Night Cap " lid that could be used as a saucer. These were sold as a special combined offer of a 1/2 lb tin
of Bourn-vita and a Beaker, price 2/10d ( pre decimalisation coinage).
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