Peter Kimpton

Peter Kimpton spent twenty-three years working with confectionery manufacturer John Mackintosh (subsequently Rowntree Mackintosh), twelve of which as UK Design Studio Manager and also spent several years working as a freelance design consultant. He is the world's only Christmas Cracker historian and has given lectures and written widely on the subject of Christmas Crackers in the press and media. For nearly forty years he has been a collector of beautiful hand tinted early twentieth century...See more

Peter Kimpton spent twenty-three years working with confectionery manufacturer John Mackintosh (subsequently Rowntree Mackintosh), twelve of which as UK Design Studio Manager and also spent several years working as a freelance design consultant. He is the world's only Christmas Cracker historian and has given lectures and written widely on the subject of Christmas Crackers in the press and media. For nearly forty years he has been a collector of beautiful hand tinted early twentieth century Photographic Glamour postcards. He lives in Norwich. See less