George Bassett
Here lies George
Bassett. He was a manufacturer of a variety of liquorice
sweets, but he never knew how famous he would become.
One day, in 1899, thirteen years after George's death, a
travelling salesman accidentally dropped a tray of
sweets. All the different kinds of sweets had been
displayed neatly in their separate rows.
Calamity? No!
The sweet shop owner said he wished to buy the resulting
mixture, and Bassett's Liquorice Allsorts were born.
Early
image of 'Bertie Bassett'. |
