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Museum of Brands

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I recently went to an evening event at the Museum of Brands ๐ŸŒ, and if you are nearby, definitely go and visit it really is a fun experience.  It's in Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove to be exact, and it is a real delight ๐Ÿ˜.The idea is very simple - displaying consumer products in chronological order, to show how packaging ๐Ÿซ, branding ๐Ÿ’ฏ and advertising ๐Ÿ’Ÿ has changed over the years. It is rather wonderful to see Rolo and Aero chocolate packets ๐Ÿซ from the 1930s, a multitude of quite bizarre cigarette advertising ๐Ÿšฌ, the austere branding during the war years ๐Ÿ“ป, and fizzy drink cans ๐Ÿฑ for which you needed a special implement to open, before the ring pull was invented.There is also a time tunnel (not a roller coaster type affair ๐ŸŽก, I was hopeful) but just a winding corridor filled with different innovations - starting with the 1910s and ending with today (there is a whole case devoted to One Direction ๐ŸŽค).My favourite discovery was that up until the 1940s, when writing a postcard ๐Ÿ’Œ, your message had to be on the same side as the image.  The back was purely reserved for the address.And maybe the most fun part is discovering brands you know very well that have been around for years.  Some have changed dramatically - tooth paste ๐Ÿ›€ used to come in round china pots (similar to the size of Gentleman's relish) - others are almost exactly the same - Lyle's Golden Syrup ๐Ÿฎ, has hardly changed at all.I am fairly certain no photography was allowed - but I have included one photo of items that have had their names changed as it rather appealed to me - I remember both Opal Fruit to Starburst ๐Ÿ‹, and Oil of Ulay to Olay ๐Ÿถ.Do go have a look!Alice xxx

Andrew Edmunds

Benoรฎt Grogan-Avignon, Photographer

Benoรฎt Grogan-Avignon, Photographer