An Easter egg a little girl refused to eat in case of rationing during World War Two is set to fetch hundreds at auction. The sweet treat was given to Sybil Cook in 1939, but her uncle advised her to take her time eating it in case chocolate became scarce during the war.
Dutifully, despite loving chocolate, she didn’t just ration it, she never ate a single piece. After the war the unopened egg was looked after by Sybil, who stored it safely at her home in Neath.
The box still bears her name, ‘Sybil Cook’, written in pencil, and the year ‘1939’. When Sybil died at the age of 91 in 2021 the 'Mary Mary Quite Contrary'-themed egg in blue and white paper remained intact, complete with decorative garden scene of a little girl with a watering can. The 84-year-old egg will now go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers next month, where it is expected to fetch between £600 and £800.
