| In 1847 Thomas Smith and Company Ltd
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| | colour-glazed animals totalled fifteen
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| producer of fancy wedding cake and
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| | officially named. However it has been
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| confectionary ornaments was founded.
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| | reported that other animals have been
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| However it was not until 1973 that Thomas
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| | found inside these Tom Smith crackers and
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| Smith and Company then operating under
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| | it is thought that these were to the
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| the name Tom Smith and Company Ltd joined
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| | spare left over models from previous
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| forces with George Wade to produce their
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| | promotions.
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| legendary Tom Smith Christmas Crackers.
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| | • 1987 - Nursery Rhyme Crackers: These
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| The partnership between these two great
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| | six nursery rhyme Wade whimsy models was
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| companies would prove to be so successful
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| | offered as a set of Tom Smith party
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| that it went on to span a whole
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| | crackers for one year only. The limited
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| twenty-six years with more than nineteen
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| | number of Wade miniatures were taken from
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| sets of Tom Smith Crackers being produced
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| | the previous Canadian Red Rose Tea
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| in this time, before Tom Smith and
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| | promotion and re-coloured in the now
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| Companies sell off to Naper Industries in
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| | distinctive one-colour Tom Smith cracker
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| August 1998 and its eventual closure in
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| | glaze.
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| 1999.
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| | • 1987-1996 - During this time Tom
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| The idea for these Christmas crackers
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| | Smith used a lot of spare Wade whimsies
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| came from Tom Smith himself during a
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| | from previous finished promotions and
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| visit to France. Here he saw small fancy
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| | series. The models were re-coloured in
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| sweets wrapped in tissue paper, so Smith
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| | Tom Smiths one-colour glazes and he used
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| came back to England and sold sugared
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| | them in numerous other cracker lines, two
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| almonds with a love note in fancy
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| | to a box, alongside plastic toys and
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| wrapping. This idea was not that popular
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| | other cracker inserts.
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| and Smith decided to replace the sweet
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| | • 1988 - Village of Broodlands: Ten
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| with a small gift. Also as his company
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| | miniature house models based upon
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| had merged with a Christmas cracker
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| | Whimsie-on-Why Wade series, were planned
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| producer the Tom Smith Christmas Cracker
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| | for this series however only the first
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| idea was born.
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| | set of five models only made it into
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| • 1973-1975 - Animate Crackers: This
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| | production as these houses proved much
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| first issue of Tom Smith crackers
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| | more costly to produce than the previous
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| contained eight Wade whimsies that had
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| | animals and characters that Tom Smith had
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| previously been issued in the Canadian
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| | used in his cracker sets.
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| Red Rose Tea promotion. Although these
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| | • 1988-1989 - Family Pets, Tom Smith
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| Whimsies were not new to the market the
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| | Party crackers: This set of eight animal
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| Animate Crackers were a huge success.
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| | and bird crackers was once again designed
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| • 1976-1977 - Safari Park: This second
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| | for Tom Smith.
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| issue of Tom Smith Crackers were once
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| | • 1990-1991 - World of Dogs: Two
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| again previously used models. The set
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| | exclusively designed dog models were
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| consisted of ten models - eight of which
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| | added to six previously issued Wade
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| had been again used in previous
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| | miniature dog models to create the
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| promotions. However there were two new
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| | thirteenth set of Tom Smith cracker sets.
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| Wade models in this set - the Lion and
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| | • 1992-1993 - Birdlife Series: One new
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| Musk Ox.
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| | design of a wren was added to make a set
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| • 1978 - 1979 - Circus Animates
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| | of eight models. Some models in this
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| Crackers: This was the first set of Tom
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| | series had been previously used by Smith
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| Smith Crackers which were made
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| | but were re-coloured to distinguish them
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| exclusively for Smith by Wade. Smith had
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| | from the originals.
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| the right of exclusivity for two years
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| | • 1992-1994 - Snow Life Animals: This
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| for each of the whimsies that George Wade
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| | set was very similar to the previous
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| and later Wade Ceramics designed for him,
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| | Birdlife series, with one new model the
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| before the rights were once again passed
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| | reindeer and re-coloured glazes.
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| back to the Wade Company.
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| | • 1994-1996 - Tales from the Nursery:
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| This set of ten circus models differed
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| | Ten models but only eight crackers meant
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| from previous Whimsy models (with
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| | that some models were harder to obtain
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| exception of the seal) as each animal
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| | than others. This set contained eight of
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| stood on his own circus drum base. Most
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| | the highly successful Red Rose Tea
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| of the models were in a one colour glaze.
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| | miniature nursery collection with the
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| • 1980-1981 - British Wildlife: Eight
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| | addition of two new models for Tom Smith.
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| British animals were the theme for this
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| | • 1996-1997 - Cat collection: As the
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| next set of Tom Smith crackers.
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| | previous cracker series this set of Tom
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| • 1982-1983 - Farmyard Animals: Another
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| | Smith crackers contained ten models with
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| set of eight animals were used in the
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| | a box holding eight crackers. Once more
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| Farmyard Tom Smith Crackers set. All
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| | two new models were designed and in the
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| these models were new for Tom Smith with
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| | United Kingdom there has been reports of
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| exception of the Goose which had
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| | different colourways being found.
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| previously been used in the Red Rose Tea
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| | • 1996-1997 - Bear Ambitions, Christmas
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| promotions, so was given a different
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| | time crackers: These were originally a
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| colour beak to differentiate it from the
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| | Wade giftware line but Tom Smith used
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| earlier version.
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| | them in their six model Christmas time
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| • 1984-1985 - Survival Animals: This
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| | cracker set.
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| set consisting of eight animals was the
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| | • 1998-1999 - Hedgerow Party time
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| first Tom Smith cracker set to be
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| | crackers - Sea Life Party time crackers.
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| produced in a one colour glaze. This
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| | - The last two sets of Tom Smith
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| started the trend and all subsequent Tom
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| | crackers to be brought out before the
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| Smith cracker whimsy models would be
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| | closure of the Tom Smith Company were the
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| coloured in this way from this point
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| | Hedgerow and Sea Life party time sets.
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| onwards.
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| | They each contained eight re-issued
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| • 1986-1987 - Wildlife: These one
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| | models in a six cracker box.
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