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The christmas cracker was invented by londonbased confectioner and baker tom smith 1823 1869 who set up shop in goswell road, clerkenwell in the 1840s. This was followed by a series of merges in the years to come. Birthday crackers with toys present games girls pack childrens. Catalogue for tom smiths christmas novelties from 1911 tradition tells of how tom smith 18231869 of london invented crackers in 1847.
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