Name/TitleMacRobertson's Old Gold graphics
About this object2 images of MacRobertson's Old Gold graphics.
For a high resolution version of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
MacRobertson's was a confectionery company started in Fitzroy, Victoria by Macpherson Robertson (1859 - 1945) in 1880.
By the early 1900s MacRobertson's had established a reputation for quality and variety and gained a major share of the confectionery market over the English imports.
The MacRobertson's brand was responsible for Cherry Ripe, Freddo Frog and Old Gold which continue today with the Cadbury Sweppes company which absorbed the company in 1967.
Due to Macpherson Robertson's prolific philanthropy, the MacRobertson name appears on some Melbourne locales including the MacRobertson Girls' High School and MacRobertsonland in Antarctica.
Referenced from the Australian Dictionary of Biography and from "MacRobertson: the chocolate king" by Jill Robertson.
MakerMacRobertson (Firm)
Maker RoleManufacturer
Measurements21.3 cm x 16.4 cm (full-plate glass negative)
Object TypePhotograph
Subject and Association KeywordsManufacturing
Subject and Association KeywordsRobertson, Macpherson, Sir, 1859-1945
Subject and Association KeywordsConfectioners and confectionery
Subject and Association KeywordsSignage
Named CollectionImages - MacRobertson Collection
Object numberGN-MAC-076
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