Joseph Huntley

Joseph Huntley

Joseph Huntley was a 19th century biscuit maker and innovator, who lived in the English town of Reading. In 1822 he founded a small biscuit baker and confectioner shop at number 72 London Street.

At this time, London Street was the main stage coach route from London to Bristol, Bath and the West Country. One of the main calling points of the stage coaches was the Crown Inn, opposite Joseph Huntley's shop and he started selling his biscuits to the travellers on the coaches. Because the biscuits were vulnerable to breakage on the coach journey, he started putting them in a metal tin. Out of this innovation grew two businesses: Joseph (the elders) biscuit shop that was to become the famous biscuit manufacturer Huntley & Palmers, and Huntley, Bourne and Stevens, a firm of biscuit tin manufacturers founded by his younger son, also called Joseph. In 1838, Joseph Huntley was forced by ill-health to retire, handing control of the shop to his older son Thomas. Also, Joseph Huntley the son of Dennis Huntley was also a baseball player and started when he was 4 in the year 2000. He had a great eye for baseball and was a really great pitcher. He had gone into the town championships twice and has only won one of the two games. His winning team was the Athletics.

References

*. Reading History Trail. " [http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/radstock/rht/themes/manufacture/handp.html Huntley and Palmers] ". Retrieved October 10, 2005.

[Category:Year of Birth (Joseph R Huntley) 1995


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Huntley & Palmers — was a British firm of biscuit makers based in Reading, Berkshire. The company created one of the World s first global brands and ran what was once the world’s largest biscuit factory. Over the years, the company was also known as J. Huntley Son… …   Wikipedia

  • Huntley & Palmers — Huntley and Palmers Ltd Rechtsform Limited Gründung 1822 Sitz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Huntley — may refer to:PlacesIn Australia*Huntley, New South Wales (Orange), a suburb of Orange, New South Wales *Huntley, New South Wales (Wollongong), a suburb Wollongong, New South WalesIn England*Huntley, Gloucestershire *Huntley, StaffordshireIn the… …   Wikipedia

  • Huntley Wright — (August 71869 July 101941) was an English stage and film actor, comedian, dancer and singer, best known for starring roles in many important Edwardian musical comedies. Wright s daughter, Betty Huntley Wright, had a successful television and… …   Wikipedia

  • Huntley Nowell Spaulding — (* 30. Oktober 1869 in Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; † 14. November 1955) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1927 bis 1929 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates New Hampshire. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühe Jahre …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joseph Hall (bishop) — Joseph Hall (1 July 1574 8 September 1656), English bishop and satirist, was born at Bristow Park, near Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.LifeJoseph Hall came of a large family, being one of twelve children born to John Hall, agent in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Glidden — Joseph Farwell Glidden (* 18. Januar 1813 in Charlestown, New Hampshire; † 9. Oktober 1906 in DeKalb, Illinois)[1] war ein US amerikanischer Farmer, der am 24. November 1874 den Stacheldraht patentiere …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joseph Swetnam — was a Jacobean fencing master and author. Fencing Manual In 1617, he published The Schoole of the Noble and Worthy Science of Defence , a manual detailing the use of the rapier, rapier and dagger (one in each hand), backsword, sword and dagger,… …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Alphonsus Bernard — (* 27. März 1881 in Tignish, Prince Edward Island; † 7. September 1962 in Charlottetown) war ein kanadischer Unternehmer. Von 1945 bis 1950 war er Vizegouverneur der Provinz Prince Edward Island. Der Akadier Bernard, Enkel des Unterhaus… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joseph Aubin Doiron — Joseph Aubin Doiron, CM (* 10. Juni 1922 in North Rustico, Prince Edward Island; † 28. Januar 1995) war ein kanadischer Zahnarzt. Von 1980 bis 1985 war er Vizegouverneur der Provinz Prince Edward Island. Der Akadier Doiron erhielt seine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”