A fantastic rare example of an early 20th century display crate for Epps Cocoa.
Epps’s Cocoa was started by James Epps a homoeopathic chemist and his brother John, a doctor, homoeopath, phrenologist and political activist in 1839. Epps & Co is recorded as the largest cocoa producer in Britain in 1878 and at their peak processed half of the cocoa imported into Britain.
The label on the lid of the box states ‘Epps’s Prepared Cocoa’ interspersed with ‘Homoeopathic Chemists London'.
