Kunzles

[Covroad]

I loved Kunzle cakes my dad would bring a box of 6 home every Friday

 

[Tinpot]

I had a summer job at Kunzles‘s cake factory, in Garretts Green, for a couple of summers. I worked on a machine for cutting and filling jam tarts. Also painted red jam around the pastry cases for bakewell tarts before they were filled. Nearly chopped the end of my finger off clearing a machine for cutting sponge shapes for Cakelets.

 

[Covroad]

I had a summer job at Kunzles‘s cake factory, in Garretts Green, for a couple of summers. I worked on a machine for cutting and filling jam tarts. Also painted red jam around the pastry cases for bakewell tarts before they were filled. Nearly chopped the end of my finger off clearing a machine for cutting sponge shapes for Cakelets.

How many did you eat in a day ?

 

[Tinpot]

How many did you eat in a day ?

We were working in the pre-baking end of the factory. There was a factory shop though where both misshapes and packed goods could be bought. My favourites were called japs. Yummy!

 

[Covroad]

We were working in the pre-baking end of the factory. There was a factory shop though where both misshapes and packed goods could be bought. My favourites were called japs. Yummy!

As an apprentice electrician we worked at Cadburys and they also had misshape shop and the best sweets in the bags you got were the Turkish Delights . The problem as I went home on two buses the test of my willpower was tremendous to get home without eating them .
On a Thursday I would be given a shipping order by all my mates for Friday for their girlfriends and parents , If my memory is correct the bags were 4oz brown paper bags stamped misshapes

 

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[Mark Tooze]

From the Smalltime Collection - some calorie and cholesterol-filled delivery trucks from Kunzles - but can anyone put a name to any of these locations please - in the first one the Flowers Ales sign in the background makes me think this one may be a bit south of Birmingham:-


Next two - plenty of clues but none I can put my finger on:-



Next location - I thought it had a street sign but it just says 'Gentlemen' which is a fat lot of help:-


These are in a very Medieval / Tudor-looking High St - possibly Coventry or Stratford:-



Next location - again plenty of clues to those with access to a Kellys - may be same as the pair just above:-


Finally - I am guessing these are 'back at base' at Five Ways Birmingham:-




Judging by the signs by the delivery vans they had shops far and wide:-


And finally one from inside - I think these may be Christmas Cakes? Look at those phones on the wall at the back!

 

[Vivienne14]

From Facebook, a couple of location suggestions.

 

[cba]

The gentleman's toilet looks very similar to the one still in use in Ely St Stratford-Upon-Avon. Flowers was a Stratford Brewery. The High St could easily be Stratford's.

 

[Mark Tooze]

Thank you - I suggest we all jump into the time machine and go and get some Kunzles cakes immediately. I've got some old coins in the loft somewhere............

 

[Vivienne14]

As per the Facebook post, presumably The Olde Tudor House Cafe in High Street Stratford is in photos 5 and 6 in post #97.

And the Gaiety Restaurant at !46 The Parade Leamington is in photos 2, 3 and 7 in post #67

 

[Vivienne14]

The Old Tudor Restaurant later became Elizabeth the Chef.

 

[Vivienne14]

Kunzles were the proprietors of The Gaiety Restaurant in Leamington Spa in the 1950s. It was opposite the town hall and was licensed with a cocktail lounge and tap room.