Star Object
Sweet memories
Terry's of York was one of Britain's oldest confectionery making companies and was one of the first to make eating chocolate rather than drinking chocolate.
When its factory in York closed on 30 September, 2005, we received over 400 objects including photographs, packaging, publicity catalogues - and chocolates. The museum has put up a small display and a selection of the rest is pictured here. We are also working with York Oral History Society on a project interviewing ex-employees.
Terry's began in 1767 when a confectionery business was set up in a small shop in Bootham, York, by Berry and Bayldon. Joseph Terry was an apothecary by training and joined the company in 1823, soon becoming the sole owner.
Joseph died in 1850, and his son, later Sir Joseph, took over the business. He went on to become Sheriff of York and Lord Mayor four times. Sir Josephs son, Sir Francis Terry ran the firm into the 20th century, with his nephew Noel Terry.
But by the 1960s Terry's had joined Forte's (Holdings) Ltd, and over the next 40 years a series of sales and takeovers took place. Today Terry's is owned by Kraft Foods.