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Short television commercial for the Showboat cake made by the Kunzle bakery of Garrett's Green in Birmingham.
We see an animated American style paddle steamer boat, a boy eating a Showboat cake and a caption advertising the cakes at 6 pence each. A voice over describes the product.
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In 1964 Kunzle was taken over by Fullers; in June 1968 Fuller/Kunzle was acquired by Scribbans-Kemp, and in November 1968 all the bakery interests of Scribbans-Kemp were bought by Lyons. In 1978 Lyons was acquired by Allied Breweries to form Allied Lyons. In the late 1980s the company was broken up and Lyons Cakes were sold to Rank Hovis McDougall.
Kodak stock date of 1964.
There is also a longer 30 second commercial in the collection.