Chocolate through the Industrial revolution By PoppyKirby Period: Jan 25, 1700 to Jan 25, 1900 The Industrial Revolution Jan 25, 1727 Nicolas Sandars combined milk with chocolate Jan 25, 1759 Fry started to make chocolate Fry started to make chocolate Jan 25, 1761 Fry and John Vaughan brought the patent for chocolate reciepes off Walter Churchman Jan 25, 1776 You could buy some of Fry's famous chocolate for the equivalant of a weeks wage Jan 25, 1789 After the death of Fry, his son took over and purchased a steam engine to grind the cocoa beans Jan 25, 1815 Van Houten worked to find a way to remove cocoa butter from cocoa liquor Jan 25, 1826 Melanguer was the first mixing machine to mix the cocoa, milk, cocoa butter and sugar Jan 25, 1828 Van Houten created the Van Houten press which reduced the fat content leading to a coca powder Jan 25, 1847 found a way to mix cocoa powder, suger and melted cocoa butter whuch could be cast into a mould Jan 25, 1847 the birth of the 1st chocolate bar!!! Jan 25, 1867 Henry Nestle discovered a process to make powdered milk Jan 25, 1879 Daniel Peters used Nestle's powdered milk to make a new kind of chocolate Jan 25, 1879 Conching was discovered by Lindt Period: Jan 25, 1900 to Jan 25, 1950 Chocolate through the Industrial revolution Jan 25, 1914 Fry's merged with Cadbury Brothers Ltd