Lyle's Golden Syrup
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Lyle's Golden Syrup by Thomas Nugent as part of the Geograph project.
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Lyle's Golden Syrup
Image: © Thomas Nugent Taken: 6 Feb 2012
The oldest brand in the world was created by Abram Lyle of Greenock, Scotland who set up a refinery here in 1881. The following explanation of the lion & bes design was taken from Lyle's Golden Syrup web site ( http://www.lylesgoldensyrup.com/ourstory.php ). The “lion and bees” tin was registered as Lyle’s trademark. The design comes from Abram Lyle’s religious beliefs: it’s a reference to a story in the Old Testament, in which Samson killed a lion, then saw that bees had formed a honeycomb in the lion’s carcass. The bible references Samson’s words that also feature on the tin “Out of the strong came forth sweetness”. The logo and design remain unchanged today.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.502227
Longitude
0.02128