1888 Cream Jar from Bollo Lane
1900's C M Robarts enamelled bottle from 100 Acre Farm, Northwood. (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1930's? Blue top cream jar with King's Royal Coat of Arms
1939 Christmas Hamper (Courtesy Gerald Croxford)
1950's? Express Milk Bottle (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1950's Express products in glass enamelled bottles (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1960's? Express Dairy grocery products. John Carey comments "I remember the fruit pies and the Express Tea, and on a Sunday we sold cases of tinned fruit with cream-nearly all was sold out." (Courtesy Gerald Croxford)
1960's? Express Dairy grocery products (Courtesy Gerald Croxford)
1950's Express Dairy grocery products. 'By Appointment to H.M. the King'. (Courtesy Gerald Croxford)
1950's Express homogenised milk, with College Farm enamelled bottle (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1950's Express products in glass and early plastic pots, butter with College Farm address (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1950's Express milk and cream in enamelled bottles and cartons. (Courtesy ED Memories FB Group)
1950's 1/3 pint school milk bottle (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1950's Express milk in enamelled bottles (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1950's Express products include chocolate drink, in glass. Chris Austen comments "The chocolate drink in the late 50's/early 60's was sterilised with a crown cork seal and was sold from vending machines; there was one such machine outside Mottingham depot. (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1959 Chocolate Drink unpublished promotional photo. (Express News December)
1960's? Express cottage cheese in early plastic pots (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1960's Express yogurt in glass jars. Chris Austen comments "These yogurts were produced at "Yogfruit", a facility in Colindale. They were all set curd, incubated in warm water baths, and you could enjoy plain, banana, strawberry and raspberry - a far cry from the multitude of flavours and types which are available today!!" (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1960's Express Milk Bottles (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1960's Express Milk Bottles (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1960's Express Milk Bottles (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1960's ? Express bottles (From Andrew Bell, Instagram)
Express Milk Bottles (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1960's Express yogurt in glass jars. Chris Austen comments "These yogurts were produced at "Yogfruit", a facility in Colindale. They were all set curd, incubated in warm water baths, and you could enjoy plain, banana, strawberry and raspberry - a far cry from the multitude of flavours and types which are available today!! Butterfat content was standardised to 3% by the addition of skimmed milk powder; cultures used were lactobacilli Bulgaricus, Thermophilus and one other - which I can't remember!! But it is over 60 years ago since I spent a month there!!" (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1962 Eden Vale sales van with products
1962 Mitcham Food's products
1962 Mitcham Food's canned products
1962 Minsterley canned cream and evaporated milk with Goldhanger Fruit Farms canned vegetables and fruit
1965 Selection of 'E' branded products. (April Express News)
1966 Longlife Single Cream. (Express News Autumn & Christmas)
1966 Export/Wholesale liveried Longlife milk carton. (Express News Autumn & Christmas)
1967 Ski Carton, Strawberry, also from Eden Vale story so far... (Courtesy Mark Ludgate, FB)
1967 Eden Vale story so far... (Express News Summer)
1968 Real fruit yogurt launched in eight flavours. (Express News Summer)
1969 Express cream feature 'Luxury at Large' (Express News Summer)
1970's Eden Vale and Ski Products Janet Millard comments "... I think pre 1979. I started then, but some of the packaging is not familiar. Soft cheese, cream and cottage cheese were done at Staplemead, and some yogurt too." Graham Wichall comments "Judging by the "churn" Ski yoghurts and the 1pt cream cartons, I would say late 60's/early 70's..(I loved the blackcurrant Ski Yogs)". John Southwell comments "Yes, the choc tops were that era and were made in Phase 1 unit at Cuddington" (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1970's 1 pint milk bottle, before 'pintie' (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1970's Express enamelled pintie bottle collection (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1970 Eden Vale salads (Express News Spring)
1970 Express label cheeses (Express News Spring)
1970 Christmas Hamper contents. (Express News Spring 1971)
1971 Christmas Hamper contents for £6. (Express News Christmas)
1972 Fruit Fool marketing tactics by Eden Vale. (Express News Summer)
1973 Eden Vale products on display. (Express News Autumn)
1974 Eden Vale and Ski marketing secrets with John Mendleton and Frank Wheeler. (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1974 Hawley's bakeries selection (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1975 "Success lies in the constant developments of products and packaging" (Express News Christmas)
1976 New unified carton design for gable-top and Tetra-Brik cartons. (Express News Spring)
1976 New unified carton design for gable-top and Tetra-Brik cartons. (Express News Spring)
1977 - Maidstone UHT production of juice
1978/9 (Date suggested by William Evans) Ski Collection. Rosemary Houston comments "I loved the orange ones. Who remembers these Ski yogurts..." (Courtesy Rosemary Houston, FB)
1980's products (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980's Eden Vale products (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1980's Express Catering Foods 'Van Sales' leaflets (Courtesy Robert Turner)
1981 Semi-skimmed milk launch. (Express News July)
1981 Eden Vale imports and sells Belgian pate. (April Express News)
1982 Exotic Yogurt at Cuddington
1983 Stilton from Tuxford & Tebbutt
1984 Tuxford & Tebbutt cheeses
1987 Minsterley Redevelopment newspaper (Courtesy Paul Bloor)
1987 Graduate Recruitment Brochure 'A New Perspective'- Eden Vale and Ski Products (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
Pergall MilkPak containers at MERL, Reading. (Courtesy Museum of English Rural Life)
1990's ? 'Pintie@ semi-skimmed milk at Easter (Courtesy: Paul Luke FB)
