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Hull student finds crisp packet from 1978

Steve Walsh Steve Walsh, with a short grey beard and dark-rimmed glasses, holds an orange and blue Tudor Crisps packet.Steve Walsh
Steve Walsh with the crisp packet found on wasteland in Hull

A crisp packet dating back to 1978 has been found by two friends on wasteland in Hull.

Steve Walsh, 53, had been helping his friend prepare a small plot, in Jack Kaye Walk, near Newland Avenue, for wild flowers when they chanced on the Tudor Crisps packet.

Mr Walsh, a PhD student, said: "We had a bit of a laugh about it then carried on digging.”

The once-popular, Sunderland-based crisp brand was discontinued in 2003.

Steve Walsh A close-up image of the 1978 cheese and onion crisp packet. The packet carries a promotion for toy cars.Steve Walsh
The crisp packet was found by friends who were preparing wasteland for wild flowers

Back in the 70s, the wrapper - which once enveloped cheese and onion crisps - could have helped the owner gain a free set of toy cars - if they had collected enough.

Mr Walsh said: "We were pulling all sorts out. This was just another item. We were quite surprised.

“I’ll probably hold on to it for a bit then throw it away. Just not in a field.”

Despite the passage of time, the use-by date can still clearly be seen, said Mr Walsh.

He recalled: "Tudor Crisps was a North East brand - Sunderland and Newcastle area. I remember a TV advert featuring a load of Geordies."

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