Serenade Brand Vintage English Cracker Label, Batger's

This antique can label was used by Batger & Cos. out of England.  Crackers are an English tradition, its more like a firecracker.  The were a tube covered in bright paper with a small explosive device.  At a gathering, such as a Christmas gather people would have them on there plates as decorations.  Later they would pulled them apart and there would be a bang and candy would be inside.  Image man serenading girl in balcony, box of crackers nearby. 

• 8.50 x 11.75 inches in size.
• Printed in the 1920s.
• Condition, some damage from exposure to moisture, staining, weak areas on center.