George Palmer (businessman)
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George Palmer was a British entrepreneur, being mostly known as proprietor of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit manufacturers of Reading in England.
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The statue of Palmer in Broad Street, c. 1890 by Henry Taunt
Huntley & Palmers
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Huntley & Palmers is a British company of biscuit makers originally based in Reading, Berkshire. Formed by Joseph Huntley in 1822, the company became one of the world's first global brands and ran wha
George Palmer (businessman)
…George Palmer (18 January 1818 – 19 August 1897) was a British entrepreneur, being mostly known as proprietor of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit manufacturers of Reading in England. Palmer was born in Long Sutton in Somerset, the eldest son of William Palmer and his wife, Mary, the…
The original Huntley & Palmers factory in Reading, pictured in 2011
"The Children's Party" trade card with Huntley & Palmers biscuits in late Victorian England
Advertising for the Opera wafers c. 1890