Cylindrical bar of chocolate, Nestlé

Datasheet
Type of object
Model
Origin
Switzerland
Technique and material

Paper, wood

Date
1905 - 1910
Dimensions
4 x 20 cm

At the time when this artificial bar of chocolate could be found in shop window displays, the average consumption of chocolate per inhabitant in Switzerland amounted to 1 kg a year, as opposed to 12 kg per person per year nowadays.