Bovril
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Bovril is a thick and salty meat extract paste, similar to a yeast extract, developed in the 1870s by Scottish entrepreneur John Lawson Johnston. It is sold in a distinctive bulbous jar and as cubes a
Bovril (250 g jar)
Copper alloy promotional medal or token for Bovril, c. 1866–1914
Poster for Bovril, about 1900; V&A Museum no. E.163-1973
Bovril advertising token issued for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
John Lawson Johnston
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John Lawson Johnston was a Scottish entrepreneur and the creator of Bovril. He was born in 29 Main Street, Roslin, Midlothian. A memorial plaque is on the property and can be seen above the door. The
Bovril
…Bovril is a thick and salty meat extract paste, similar to a yeast extract, developed in the 1870s by Scottish entrepreneur John Lawson Johnston. It is sold in a distinctive bulbous jar and as cubes and granules. Its brownish-black appearance is similar to Vegemite and Marmite. Bovril is owned…
"Dietetics" Johnston as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, February 1897