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KIT KAT 1959-1961

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WORK ID: YFA 3992 (Master Record)

TitleYearDate
KIT KAT 1959-19611960-1962 1960-01-01
Details Original Format: 35mm
Colour: Black & White
Sound: Sound
Duration: 2 mins 51 secs

Subject: Industry
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Summary
The original four-finger version of the bar was developed after a worker at the Rowntree's factory, York put a suggestion in the recommendation box for a snack that a "man could have in his lunch box for work".  The product was launched in September 1935 in the UK as Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp, and the later two-finger version was launched on May 1 ...
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The original four-finger version of the bar was developed after a worker at the Rowntree's factory, York put a suggestion in the recommendation box for a snack that a "man could have in his lunch box for work".  The product was launched in September 1935 in the UK as Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp, and the later two-finger version was launched on May 15, 1936.  Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp was renamed Kit Kat Chocolate Crisp in 1937, and after World War II just Kit Kat....
The original four-finger version of the bar was developed after a worker at the Rowntree's factory, York put a suggestion in the recommendation box for a snack that a "man could have in his lunch box for work".  The product was launched in September 1935 in the UK as Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp, and the later two-finger version was launched on May 15, 1936.  Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp was renamed Kit Kat Chocolate Crisp in 1937, and after World War II just Kit Kat.  The following advertizements ran from 1960-1962 and include the slogan, "Have a break…  have a Kit Kat."  This reel consists of a series of adverts. Library:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1960) B&W Jazz Band:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1960) B&W Telephone:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat  (1960) B&W Theatre :  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1960) B&W Studio:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1960) B&W Decorator:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1960) B&W Car:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1960) B&W Plumber:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1960) B&W Lay By:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Bus:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Office:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Chess:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Underground:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W River:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Cricket:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Train:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Beach:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W After Shopping:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Builders:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Snap:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Two Housewives:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Factory Break:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Sewing:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Mother and Son:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Gas Man:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Factory Lunch:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Motor Cyclist:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Garage Mechanic:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Thatcher:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Farm:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Factory Yard:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Nurses:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Charabanc:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Fishing:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Two Secretaries:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Homework:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W Tea Tray:  Have a break, have a Kit Kat (1962) B&W
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