Batger's Christmas Cracker box label
Print
ca. 1900-1950 (made)
ca. 1900-1950 (made)
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This Christmas cracker label by Batger’s & Co is probably from the first few decades of the 20th century. The V&A collection includes a series of cracker labels by the firm, established in 1748. This image shows a little girl and Father Christmas, both listening to the radio or ‘wireless’. The crackers are branded as ‘Wireless Crackers’, the cracker company associating itself with the newly popular radio sets. It is an interesting document, an insight into the social history of the time.
This object illustrates the changing styles of commercial design and packaging formats over the years.
This object illustrates the changing styles of commercial design and packaging formats over the years.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Batger's Christmas Cracker box label (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed label |
| Brief description | A Christmas cracker label produced by Batger's & Company, about 1900-1950 |
| Physical description | A print with the word "Batger's" on the top right hand corner and the word "Wireless crackers" in the middle, surrounded by mistletoe. Top left hand corner has a circular image of Father Christmas carrying presents and listening to headphones. Bottom right hand corner has an image of a little girl in bed listening to an old-fashioned radio. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "Batger's Wireless Crackers" |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
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| Summary | This Christmas cracker label by Batger’s & Co is probably from the first few decades of the 20th century. The V&A collection includes a series of cracker labels by the firm, established in 1748. This image shows a little girl and Father Christmas, both listening to the radio or ‘wireless’. The crackers are branded as ‘Wireless Crackers’, the cracker company associating itself with the newly popular radio sets. It is an interesting document, an insight into the social history of the time. This object illustrates the changing styles of commercial design and packaging formats over the years. |
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| Accession number | E.1035-2003 |
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| Record created | May 24, 2004 |
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