H.P. Sauce (House of Parliament Sauce)
was invented by F. C. Garton of West Bridgford,
Nottinghamshire in about 1870. It was originally
produced & sold as "F.G. Garton's Sauce" by the
Midland Vinegar Co., but changed its name to HP Sauce in
1903 because Garton claimed to have heard that it was
available in a restaurant in the Houses of
Parliament. In the 1970s HP Sauce became known as
"Wilson's Gravy" after Harold Wilson, the Labour Prime
Minister, whose wife, Mary, in an interview to the
Sunday Times claimed "If Harold has a fault, it is that
he will drown everything with HP Sauce". In the 1930s, Studdy created a poster for the company which they then used for a painting competition. |
Goodall, Backhouse was established in
1837 in Leeds, as Bell and Brooke,
producing a range of products including baking powder,
mushroom ketchup, ginger beer powder and what the
company described as its “celebrated Yorkshire Relish”. They issued a Studdy drawn Bonzo postcard advertising their famous Yorkshire Relish sometime in the 1920s-1930s. |
The proprietor of Be-Ze-Be Food Products
Ltd. of Slough, Frank Bowden commissioned Studdy to
produce a great Bonzo image to advertise their jams
& honeys. It was reproduced as an advertising
postcard. |
James Neill & Co. (Sheffield) Ltd.,
was founded by James Neill, a former accountant, who
then patented a "composite" steel (steel-backed
iron). His company manufactured Machine Knives,
Dies, Crucible Steel, Magnet Steel, "Eclipse" Safety
Razor Blades, "Eclipse" Hack Saw Blades and Frames,
"Eclipse" Permanent Magnets, "Eclipse" High Grade
Crucible Steels, & many other products for
engineering uses. Several well know artists of the day made adverts for their Eclipse Razor Blades including Lawson Wood & Studdy in the 1930s. |