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The Sheffield Directory of 1842 records George Bassett as being "wholesale confectioner, lozenge maker and British wine trader". In 1851, Bassett took on an apprentice called Samuel Meggitt Johnson, who later became Bassett's son-in-law. His descendants ran the company until Gordon Johnson retired as
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variety was created by accident when Bassett salesman Charlie Thompson dropped the samples of several different products in front of a prospective client. The client was taken by the idea of selling the sweets all mixed up and in return for the success, the company allowed the client to name the new
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in another district of the city and remains there today. Unclaimed Babies were being produced during the 19th century, especially in the North West of England. In 1918, Bassetts launched their own range of the soft sweets which they called Peace Babies. They were re-launched as
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company in a deal brokered for £91 million. In 2016, all the products were re-marketed under the Maynards Bassett dual branding.
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was acquired in a friendly takeover by Bassett's in 1966. In 1989, the combined firms were acquired by the then-united
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in 1929. They opened up a factory in Broad Street, Sheffield in 1852. The site moved in 1933 to
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mascot was created; Bertie continues to represent the product today.
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Confectionery items that use the Bassett's name today include:
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This article is about the former brand. For the successor, see
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chairman in the 1970s. Bassett's was first listed on the
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Former British confectionery company and former brand
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Maynards Bassetts

Liquorice Allsorts
Beamish Museum
confectionery
Sheffield
George Bassett
Cadbury Schweppes
Mondelēz International
Maynards
Maynards Bassetts
Liquorice Allsorts
Bertie Bassett
Jelly Babies
London Stock Exchange
Owlerton
Jelly Babies
the Beatles
George Harrison
Liquorice Allsorts
Barratt & Co. Ltd.
Cadbury-Schweppes



Liquorice Allsorts
Jelly Babies
Sherbet Lemons
Pear Drops
Dolly mixture

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