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Small recipe leaflet advertising Marmite. Printed in black and orange on white paper. Makes the point that it "contains no fat or animal matter whatsoever" and it is full of nutrition and is beneficial in illness, convalescence and anaemia. An illustration of the brown glass far is on the front.

Food Ephemera : Yeast extract etc

1 folded sheet (8 pages) : illustrations ; 9 cm

Marmite : the great yeast 'Vitamin B' food : approved by science / The Marmite Food Extract Co. Ltd.

Oval portrait of Admiral Schley, facing right, with brown surround and a small shield with red and white stripes below a blue section with 13 stars in the upper left corner. Possibly one of a series. It advertises Johan Hoff's Malt Extract, with 5 testimonials as to its health giving value on the reverse.

1 sheet : color illustrations, portrait ; 13 cm

Rear Admiral W.S. Schley.

Leaflet advertising Liebig's food extract and Malted Extract Biscuits. Both sides have a symbol of a baby riding an eagle within a decorative oval border and the mottos, 'Vita, vigor, sanitas' : 'Life, strength, health' included on two banners.

Baron Liebig's Malted Food Extract : for infants, children, invalids, and persons of weak digestion... / sole agents, Ansar, Harford & Co.

Bookmark advertising Marmite yeast and vegetable extract. Folded along the top with a 1914 calendar on the back in red. The front has a blond, blue-eyed boy in a red jumper and white shorts sitting on top of a jar of Marmite against a blue background, waving a white, steaming cup. A quote from The Lancet is on the reverse stating that the "nutrient value" is the same as "a well prepared meat extract".

1 folded sheet (4 pages) : color illustrations ; 13 cm

The Marmite book marker / with the compliments of the Marmite Food Extract Co. Ltd.

Small leaflet, diecut into a circular shape, printed in black and red on yellow, advertising Marmite. It was stuck to packs of Boots Marmite, cheddar and cucumber sandwiches in June 2003.

Xtreme photo competition : send us an xtreme sandwich photo & you could win a £4000 holiday : only UK residents, 18 & over : closing date: 14.09.03 : purchase required : details inside / Unilever Bestfoods UK. Limited.

Paper bag printed in brown on white paper with an illustration of the Marmite jar on one side with the slogan and "Marmite is delicious on hot, buttered toast" on the reverse.

Marmite for better cooking every day / Marmite Food Extract Co.

Label printed in black on white paper.

Very superior browning or Parisian essence.

Colour recipe leaflet advertising Modern Health Products Ltd's Vecon vegetable stock, also available in concentrated form, in original, curry and barbecue flavours. Six serving suggestions and the 227g./8oz. jar are shown on the front on a white background with a green border.

1 folded sheet (6 pages) : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Vecon natural vegetable stock... : the versatile vegetable stock / Modern Health.

Recipe leaflet (including Marmite and banana sandwiches). A young woman in a red dress is smiling with a jar of Marmite in her left hand and a spoon in her right. Her husband and children are smiling at her from a wintry garden. The nutritional value is stressed (rich in B2) - "particularly good for children, invalids and the aged".

1 folded sheet (6 pages) : color illustrations ; 14 cm

Mother... they depend on you : you can depend on Marmite / Marmite Limited.

Leaflet advertising the health giving qualities of Liebig's malt extract. Printed in black on white paper.

New dietetic preparation for coughs, colds, asthma, &c. : Liebig's Concentrated Malt Extract : prepared under the Baron's special authority by Ed. Loeflund, Stuttgart / sole agent for the United Kingdom, Van Abbott.

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Marmite : the great yeast 'Vitamin B' food : approved by science / The Marmite Food Extract Co. Ltd.

Rear Admiral W.S. Schley.

Baron Liebig's Malted Food Extract : for infants, children, invalids, and persons of weak digestion... / sole agents, Ansar, Harford & Co.

The Marmite book marker / with the compliments of the Marmite Food Extract Co. Ltd.

Xtreme photo competition : send us an xtreme sandwich photo & you could win a £4000 holiday : only UK residents, 18 & over : closing date: 14.09.03 : purchase required : details inside / Unilever Bestfoods UK. Limited.

Marmite for better cooking every day / Marmite Food Extract Co.

Very superior browning or Parisian essence.

Vecon natural vegetable stock... : the versatile vegetable stock / Modern Health.

Mother... they depend on you : you can depend on Marmite / Marmite Limited.

New dietetic preparation for coughs, colds, asthma, &c. : Liebig's Concentrated Malt Extract : prepared under the Baron's special authority by Ed. Loeflund, Stuttgart / sole agent for the United Kingdom, Van Abbott.

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Marmite : the great yeast 'Vitamin B' food : approved by science / The Marmite Food Extract Co. Ltd.

Rear Admiral W.S. Schley.

Baron Liebig's Malted Food Extract : for infants, children, invalids, and persons of weak digestion... / sole agents, Ansar, Harford & Co.

The Marmite book marker / with the compliments of the Marmite Food Extract Co. Ltd.

Xtreme photo competition : send us an xtreme sandwich photo & you could win a £4000 holiday : only UK residents, 18 & over : closing date: 14.09.03 : purchase required : details inside / Unilever Bestfoods UK. Limited.

Marmite for better cooking every day / Marmite Food Extract Co.

Very superior browning or Parisian essence.

Vecon natural vegetable stock... : the versatile vegetable stock / Modern Health.

Mother... they depend on you : you can depend on Marmite / Marmite Limited.

New dietetic preparation for coughs, colds, asthma, &c. : Liebig's Concentrated Malt Extract : prepared under the Baron's special authority by Ed. Loeflund, Stuttgart / sole agent for the United Kingdom, Van Abbott.

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