Confectionery in Yorkshire Through Time

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Largely pictorial history of confectionery production across Yorkshire from 18th century focusing on contribution of 19 manufacturers, with a chapter devoted to each business containing some historical facts and illustrations largely of marketing / advertising materials. Many chapters very brief. Businesses covered include: Bassetts of Sheffield; Betty & Taylors of Harrogate; Caley of Norwich and Halifax; Craven of York; J Dobson & Sons of Elland [pp21-6]; Dunhill and others of Pontefract; Farrah's of Harrogate; Wm Jackson of Hull; Mackintosh of Halifax; Maynard's of London and Sheffield; Needler's of Hull [pp43-52]; Nuttall's of Doncaster; Rowntree's of York [pp59-70]; Sharp's of Maidstone and York'; Terry's of York [pp73-8]; Henry Thorne & Co of Leeds; Thornton's of Sheffield; Whitaker's of Skipton