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1/12th CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

A selection of boxed Christmas crackers. Lots of colours and designs. The history of Christmas Crackers Christmas crackers are a traditional Christmas favorite in England. They were first made in about 1845 by a London sweet maker called Tom Smith. ;He had seen the French 'bon bon' sweets (almonds wrapped in pretty paper). He came back to London and tried selling sweets like that in England and also included a small motto or riddle in with the sweet. But they didn't sell very well. However, one night, while he was sitting in front of his log fire, he became very interested by the sparks and cracks coming from the fire. Suddenly, he thought what a fun idea it would be, if his sweets and toys could be opened with a crack when their fancy wrappers were pulled in half. Crackers were originally called 'cosaques' and were thought to be named after the 'Cossack' soldiers who had a reputation for riding on their horses and firing guns into the air! When Tom died, his expanding cracker business was taken over by his three sons, Tom, Walter and Henry. Walter introduced the hats into crackers and he also travelled around the world looking for new ideas for gifts to put in the crackers. The company built up a big range of 'themed' crackers. There were ones for bachelors and spinsters (single men and women), where the gifts were things like false teeth and wedding rings! There were also crackers for Suffragettes (women who campaigned to get women the vote), war heroes and even Charlie Chaplain! Crackers were also made for special occasions like Coronations. The British Royal Family still has special crackers made for them today!




1/12th DOLLS HOUSE WHITE HOLLY SHIMMER CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

A box of 6 hand-made white christmas crackers in a box. Embellished with holly motiffs. hand-made by Odins Miniatures

1/12th DOLLS HOUSE WHITE HOLLY SHIMMER CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
£6.99

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1/12th DOLLS HOUSE WHITE SHIMMER CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

A box of 6 hand-made white christmas crackers in a box. Hand-Made by Odins Miniatures.

1/12th DOLLS HOUSE WHITE SHIMMER CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
£6.50

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