No there weren't, but it was during the Christmas Holiday season that Tom Smith the inventor of Christmas crackers saw his biggest sales, because the crackers contained sweets and love mottoes that people gave out during the holidays over 150 years ago. Today Christmas Crackers are still going strong.
It is unknown the exact year that Christmas crackers were invented. However, the earliest documentation of them was from the early 1840s.
Christmas Crackers
Thomas Smith invented christmas crackers in 1846
Christmas Crackers are significant the United Kingdom as they were first invented there in the 1850s. Since then, Christmas Crackers have become a regular Christmas tradition.
Tom Smith made christmas crackers in 1846.
Thomas Smith 1846
Christmas Crackers
Tradition tells that Thomas J. Smith of London invented Christmas crackers in 1847. They were created out of his bon-bons. He wrapped them in a twist of paper, which is the origin of wrappers for sweets.
One can get Christmas crackers in a lot of general food stores. These crackers are usually offered only during the winter season, but one can probably find them online during a different season.
Christmas Crackers
The original name for the Christmas 'Cracker' is 'Cosaque' made by Thomas J Smith who invented the Christmas Cracker
Henry Cole invented Christmas cards.