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In a similar way I wonder if there is anything fascinating about a "Fisherman's Friend".
Fisherman's Friend Tin Taiwan [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], by Chenmingyu (Own work), from Wikimedia Commons
well like Victory V's they both come from Lancashire for a start. Fleetwood being the "home" of the Fisherman's Friend.
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Fisherman's Friend Tin Taiwan [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], by Chenmingyu (Own work), from Wikimedia Commons
well like Victory V's they both come from Lancashire for a start. Fleetwood being the "home" of the Fisherman's Friend.
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We read the label when they sent us completely squiffy, probably around eight years old.
Then went back for more
Then went back for more
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One thing I didn't inherit was my father's love of them, as personal central heating in the winter.
Oh - & they are (or were) hugely popular in Croatia (how DID the manufacturers learn that would be a worthwhile export market?)
Oh - & they are (or were) hugely popular in Croatia (how DID the manufacturers learn that would be a worthwhile export market?)
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Used to love Victory Vs as a kid... Like taking an illicit drug... We felt so naughty and rebellious when we scored a pack of them
Happy days... I can still taste them now
Happy days... I can still taste them now
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I think Fishermans Friend has triumphed over Victory V in that the company had a very much export-based strategy, and is very popular across the world including China, and the company has won the Queen's award for exporting on 3 occasions.
I think an outfit in Devon still make Victory V s if this wrapper is to be believed
http://www.wilko.com/content/ebiz/wilki ... 2668_l.jpg
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I think an outfit in Devon still make Victory V s if this wrapper is to be believed
http://www.wilko.com/content/ebiz/wilki ... 2668_l.jpg
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Come on lets keep it going.....Buckinghamshire's finest?
http://server2.brent.gov.uk/sfod.nsf/Im ... 81_337.jpg
Wonder if they were performance enhancing.
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http://server2.brent.gov.uk/sfod.nsf/Im ... 81_337.jpg
Wonder if they were performance enhancing.
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Slough is now in Berks
Never knew Horlicks originated from the sleepy town of Slough...
I know the Ovaltine factory is nearby in King's Langley - one passes it on the West Coast Main-Line just before the Watford Tunnels and the crossing over the M25...
According to WADA virtually everything is Even asthma inhalers... Mr. Froome take note
I can't imagine anything made by Horlicks can possibly be performance enhancing unless it's to enhance sleep
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The curious will always dig a little deeper, I wonder what the story is behind Horlicks having a production facility in a tiny New Zealand town
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newsp ... 400812.2.6
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NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑18 Jan 2018, 11:32 The curious will always dig a little deeper, I wonder what the story is behind Horlicks having a production facility in a tiny New Zealand town
Good reasoning though... Right next to the sources of all its raw ingredients
A good bit of wisdom there...
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I think its fascinating imagining the "merchant adventurers" setting sail (probably literally) for Australia/New Zealand/China etc and doing a very decent job of selling "Fisherman's Friends" "Victory V's" or "Horlicks Tablets" to people who had never tried them before!
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Pre-packed VictoryV's? I only remember them loose (& not always whole) in a small white paper bag.
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They could be bought loose or in a paper "tube"
The Victory V gums were even more potent, only seen them in paper tubes.
The Victory V gums were even more potent, only seen them in paper tubes.
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"The World's Winter Sweetmeats" "For Cold Journeys"
I presume they did what it says on the tin!
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I presume they did what it says on the tin!
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The early Victory V's were marketed as "Chlorodyne Gums"
Now you probably didn't have to scratch your head too much as to why such a concoction may have sold well if you consult the constituents of "Chlorodyne"
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Now you probably didn't have to scratch your head too much as to why such a concoction may have sold well if you consult the constituents of "Chlorodyne"
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