You can know the secrets of a romantic Black Magic box
A 66-YEAR-OLD box of uneaten Black Magic chocolates made by Rowntrees of York has been donated to the city’s Chocolate Story museum by the man who bought them as a courting gift for his sweetheart in 1953.
Bert James, now 104, presented the chocolates to his girlfriend Joey just a year before they were married in 1954 as a gift before a date.
They came in a limited edition box marking the Queen’s coronation year.
Neither of them ate a single piece from the box throughout their 40-year marriage – which sadly ended with Joey’s death in the 1990s.
As a result the chocolates have remained intact and are practically untouched.
Mr James has kept the box safely stored at his house until he decided to share his story.
“These are the real human stories that you can’t just find in a book. There’s nothing quite like a love story, and this one is particularly special” said the museum’s general manager Stuart Wood. The box has a slight misprint, making it unique and invaluable and it is on display at the King Street Museum.