party_pants said:

Bubblecar said:

Peak Warming Man said:

That’s when biscuits were big and meant something and not just used as a throw away line in and online forum meme.

Huntley & Palmer’s are also renowned for their artistic biscuit tins, like this beauty from 1910.

!https://www.myttonantiques.co.uk/upload/largeimage1/huntley-and-palmers-biscuit-tin-885-P1.JPG

!https://www.robertbelcherantiques.co.uk/upload/images/shopprod/10538/a-victorian-huntley-and-palmer-biscuit-tin-in-the-form-of-a-group-of-books_10538_pic12_size2.jpg

!https://content.easyliveauction.com/auctions/images_lots/3025CA647DCDD01F13455459E9F9B1A0_tay01/1100184299_PREVIEW.JPG

Meybe that’s why the eventually went broke. Too much cost tied up in the packaging :)

They didn’t go broke; they merged with Peek Freans. The resulting company, called Associated Biscuits Ltd. was subsequently acquired by Nabisco.