124-year-old half-eaten chocolate bar about to be auctioned off for $1,000 or more but theres a sweet story behind it
That’s some dandy candy.A U.K.soldier and “affectionate husband” stationed overseas in 1900 sent a British chocolate bar as a gift — all the way back home to his wife.
An astonishing 124 years later, the bar is still mostly intact — and about to be sold off at auction for upward of $1,000, SWNS reported.The Rowntree confection was sent by Private Charles Platts of 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment to his wife “Marth.” The thoughtful gift was accompanied by a note that read: “Marth, I hope you will get this alright your affectionate Husband Charlie – You can do as you like with it.”The bar will be sold along with Charles’ note, a box featuring Queen Victoria and two medals from Platts’ time in the military — the Queen’s South Africa Medal and an India General Service Medal.“Some of the chocolate, it seems, Marth did enjoy, however most remains in this special tin,” an auctioneer at Baldwin’s, which is handling the sale, noted.The package is estimated to go for around $1,000, possibly slightly more.This wouldn’t be the first time someone has gone the extra mile for a chocolate bar.A $20 bar of milk chocolate filled with crispy khanefeh, a Middle Eastern cheese dessert, pistachio cream and tahini spread has influencers and candy lovers hopping flights to Dubai, the only place where the confection is currently being sold.
“This is worth every bit of the hype and is still getting,” one cuckoo for cocoa fan recently gushed.Earlier this year, one NYC bakery flew in the viral chocolate muffins from Paris after the Olympic Village staple became a global sensation at the summer games.
Retailing for $10, they sold out in an hour and a half.“Everyone wanted to taste the muffins, so I thought, ‘Why not try?” Angel Zheng, owner of Isshiki Matcha, previously told The Post.“It was very much a passion project and I really just wanted to try the muffins myself,” she confessed.Meanwhile, it’s no surprise that New Yorkers pa...