Cadbury coronation chocolates: The box of sweets was given to a schoolgirl to celebrate the 1902 coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and has remained untouched for more than a century.
An untouched 121-year-old tin of chocolates is to be sold at auction.
The perfectly-preserved sweets were made by Cadbury to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1902.
The vanilla chocolates were passed down through her family until her granddaughter, Jean Thompson, 72, brought the tin to Hanson’s Auctioneers in Derby.
Morven Fairlie, of Hansons Auctioneers, said: “Back in that time, this was a real treat, children never got chocolate.
“It was obviously such a special gift to this little girl that she thought she couldn’t even touch it.” The chocolates will be auctioned at Hansons and are expected to fetch at least £100 to £150.
Mrs Fairlie said: “It may make more, sometimes you get a few bidders, people who want a piece of history, and the price could rocket.
The 121-year-old chocolates have far passed their use-by date.
“Nobody’s going to be eating it,” Mrs Farlie added.”If you do open the tin, it does smell of chocolate, but I wouldn’t want to risk it.”
