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	Fry's Chocolate Tin in Frame CC135 Original, quality, Fry's Chocolate tin issued to "Commemorate the opening of the Royal Edward Dock in Bristol" on "July 9th 1908". In mint condition and in the original mount and green finished plaster on wood glazed frame. The tin is highly coloured and detailed with cameos of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and the mount is in scribed pen script "Presented to Joseph Naish 1908". We have re-papered the backboard and tightened up the tin mount and now all is complete and in good order. Truely in remarkable condition. Tin 5.75" x 3.25". Outer frame 12.25" x 10.25". 1.5" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £75.00


1914 Princess Mary Brass Box, 5 available, M37 Original, quality pressed brass tin with an embossed hinged lid bearing a cameo of Princess Mary, two 'M' monograms and panels around it with the names of countries allied to Great Britain in the 1st World War; Belgium, Japan, Russia, Monte Negro, Sierra and France. Complete and in good order. These brass tins, containing a variety of items dependent on the recipient, were given to all British troops serving overseas for Christmas 1914. The funds for these were raised by Princess Mary, daughter of King George V. Most but not all of the tins were issued with a pack of cigarettes, a pack of tobacco, a Christmas card in an envelope, a printed photo. of Princess Mary and a silver tipped brass shell case with a pencil inside. All items were marked with the monogram 'M' with a crown over. Polished and lacquered. This tin is without contents. 3.25" x 5" x 1.25". Price is for each. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00


	Masonic Outfitters Carton and Lid M4 Original, quality pre-war two piece hard cardboard carton embossed to the lid for "George Kenning & Son, Manufacturing Outfitters 1, Eagle Wharf Rd. London. N. I." and to the upper front "Telegrams - Kenning, Nordo, London, & Telephone Clerkenwell, 9426". A super condition box and complete. 17.25" x 7.5" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £68.00


10 Box Pack of Union Matches P16 Original, quality pre-war outer pack of ten boxes of safety matches with a label to the outer detailing "Union Match, Made in Bruxelles Belgium". Outer wrapping scruffy but otherwise complete and in good order. 3" x 2" x 3.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £36.00


	Phonograph Empty Carton P14 Original, quality circa 1910, two piece empty cardboard phonograph record carton. This empty very clean example has all the original printed paper outer and is detailed for the manufacturer "Edison Cold moulding records" with a variety of patent dates, the latest being 1905. The lid is also detailed the same but with "9891" and "only an old fashioned cottage". Complete and in good order. 4.5" tall x 2 5/8" diam. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £25.00


Box of Fields Candles P13 Original, quality box of 1920's fields "Ozokerit" candles, unused. The seals to box have been opened but the box and candles are intact and clean and the label to the lid is complete. Box 8.75" x 3.75" x 2". Candles 7.5" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00


	Box of Prices Childs Night Lights P12 Original, quality unopened 1920's box of ten prices childs night light candles. The seals to each end are still intact and although the card box is a little scuffed it is complete and generally in good order with all its labels. 6" x 3.25" x 1.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


Sealed Tin of Brolac Paint P3 Original, quality, pre-war, tin of "Brolac" paint, un-opened, with contents and labels to the outside. The tin has most of the original outer pale brown paint to the body and cap and green to the shoulders and neck. In super condition. 5" tall x 2.75" diameter. Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £23.00


	Pair of Huntley & Palmers Egyptian Vase Biscuit Tins T115 Original, quality pair of Huntley & Palmers Biscuit tins in the form of Egyptian Vases and entitled the same. This model issued in 1924 was designed as a direct result of the November 1922 Carter / Carnarvon discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of Kings in Egypt. These tins are in super condition with just some rubbing to the lift-out lids, otherwise in near mint condition to the original finish and complete and in good order. 8.75" tall. Body 4" diam. Top 3 3/8" diam. Base 3.25" diam. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £365.00


Huntley & Palmers Biscuit Tin T114 Original, quality rectangular shaped biscuit tin manufacturer for Huntley & Palmers Biscuits in 1901 and entitled "Mosait". This example has two half hinged lids to the top with a central handle and embossed decorations in panels. Some minor rubbing, otherwise complete and in good order. Base 9" x 5". Top 8.25" x 4". Total height 3.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £89.00


	Rothmans Cigarette Tin Maiden Voyage 1969 T113 Original, quality large decorated tin originally filled with "Rothmans King Sized Cigarettes" and issued on the maiden voyage of "RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Maiden Voyage in 1969". This very clean example in near mint condition has a super embossed detail of the very ship itself and is complete and in good order. 11.75" x 4" x 2". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £78.00


Tin Top Hat Money Box T112 Original, quality pre-war tin money box in the realistic form of a Top Hat. The front is transfer printed "College" with an illustration of a boy in a top hat and tie, all on a black background. The underside has a circular lift-out cover with a coin slot and is printed "W.M. Livens & Co Ltd Newcastle Upon Tyne. Some minor scratches and rubbing, otherwise complete and in good and working order and the first we have seen. 4" tall plus brim 7" x 5.5". Body only 3.75" x 4.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £230.00


	Huntley & Palmers Festal Biscuit Tin T111 Original, quality Huntley & Palmers rectangular shaped biscuit tin with sepia-coloured panels of river scenes. This example was manufactured for export only in 1888 and is entitled "Festal". The underside is impressed for "Huntley & Palmers, Biscuit Manufacturer, Reading & London". Some minor scratches and rubbing otherwise complete and in good order. 8.25" x 3 1/8". 2.25" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £115.00


Indian Elephants Tin T109 Original, quality late 19th century square tin, perhaps it originally contained tea but there are no makes or references to foodstuff. Nevertheless, the brightly coloured pictorial panels, although scratched in places, are stunningly detailed with a parade of fully dressed Indian elephants with Howdas and an entourage. Scratched but otherwise in great condition. 8.25" tall x 5.75" square. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £78.00


	Vincents Toffee Tin T108 Original, quality 1920's circular sweet tin simulating an Edwardian inlaid mahogany circular wooden box with an inset mirror to the exterior of the lid. The underside of the lid is detailed "Vincents Chocolates & Toffees Hunnington Near Birmingham". Some misting to the mirror otherwise complete and in good order. 5" tall. 8.5" diam. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £78.00


Colman's Mustard Tin T106 Original, quality late 19th century rectangular shaped tin with rounded corners, a hinged lid to the top and an inner lid with two catches. This tin is impressed to the underside for the makers "J.J Colmans Mustard Manufacturer of the Queen". The five-coloured panels depict scenes of the times "A Stag at Bay", "Goose & Turkey" being fed and "Washing the Dogs". Some minor rubbing and scratches and a little faded in places but otherwise complete and in good order and waxed. 5.5" tall x 8" x 5.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £68.00


	'Jacobean' Log Box Biscuit Tin T104 Original, quality biscuit tin in the form of a carved oak coffer with a sloping lid to the top. The lid is in unpolished brass and the body is in the original paintwork on tin. This model was issued in 1929 by W.R Jacob & Co and this example is in near mint condition. The underside is detailed "Jacob & Co's Biscuits". All is complete and in good order. 4.5" tall x 7.5". 4" front to back. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


Grips Pastilles Silver Jubilee Tin T90 Original, quality small oval shaped tin with a cushioned top Issued by "Lightbrowns of Accrington" to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935. The top has two camoes of King George V and Queen Mary. These tins contained Pastilles Originally. Some rubbing but otherwise in super condition. 3" x 2.25" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00


	Crawford's Biscuit Sample Tin T88 Original, quality 1930's small biscuit tin with a hinged lid. The cover of the lid is detailed with The Royal Coat of Arms and "By Appointment" and the inside is detailed "Samples of Crawfords" and "Crawfords Biscuits are good biscuits". Not in mint condition but pretty clean and complete. 4.75" x 3" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


Huntley & Palmers Wooden Lock Biscuit Tin T85 Original, quality Huntley & Palmers biscuit tin in the realistic form of a wooden door lock with iron fittings, entitled "Ancient Lock" and issued in 1896. One minor dent to the lower back edge and a minor scratch and chip to the front top, otherwise in superb condition and complete. 8.25" x 6" x 1.75" Click on photo for larger and zoomable views Price: £95.00


	Zebra Grate Polish Tin T83 Original, quality late 19th century rectangular shaped pressed tin with a lid and embossed to the lid "Use Zebra Grate Polish No Hard Work". Cleaned and lacquered and complete and in good order. 2.5" x 1.5". 1 1/8" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


Brooke Bond Beef Cube Tin T71 Original, quality 1930's / 40's square tin for Brooke Bond Beef Cubes priced at "1d each". Not a common tin and not in mint condition but a good clean example. Complete and in good order. 4.5" x 4.5" x 1.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £38.00


	Huntley & Palmers Biscuit Tin T52 Original, quality, Huntley & Palmers biscuit tin issued in 1927, made to resemble a sandlewood casket. This tin is embossed with frieze designs of Indian elephants, the tin has a hinged lid with a push button and a catch to the front. The underside is etched "Huntley & Palmers Reading and London". Generally in good order and complete with some rubbing but no dents or damage. 10" x 7" x 4.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


Crawfords Biscuit Tin T36 Original, quality 1920's, biscuit tin in the form of a tortoiseshell jewellery casket, with a shaped plinth to the base, a hinged lid and a secret hinged panel to the very top. This example is in good condition overall, with the odd minor dent and scratch to the printed detail. The underside is detailed "William Crawford and Sons Ltd, Biscuit Manufacturer, Edinburgh, Liverpool and London, Great Britain.". Base 8.5" x 4.75". Total height 4.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00


	Peek Frean Biscuit Tin T30 Original, quality, post-war, miniature square biscuit tin, originally filled with small biscuits and probably issued as a promotional item. Printed in red and silver on grey and detailing "Peek Frean Makers of Famous Biscuits" and "By Appointment To The Late King George VI". Not in mint condition, but very, very clean. Complete and in good order. 3.25" square. 1.75" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £38.00


Crawford Biscuit Tin T13 Original, quality, 1920/30's, casket shaped gold coloured biscuit tin with designs in relief, of swags to the sides and Grecian type horsemen to the top. Impressed to the underside for the contents, 'Crawford's Delightful Biscuits & Shortbread', and, 'Crawford's Gingernuts Are Outstanding' all under the Royal Appointment coat of arms. Some rubbing to the high points and some very, very minor dents, otherwise complete and in good order. 8.5" x 4.5" x 1.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


	Original Paintwork Tin Despatch Box TT6 Original, quality mid to late 19th century tin despatch case with the original scumbled brown paintwork a wire handle to the top and a replacement key altered to fit. Complete and in good and working order. 12.25" x 8" x 2". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £89.00


Miniature Tin Trunk TT3 Original, quality late 19th century miniature tin trunk in the original scrumbled and faux grained paintwork. This super example, the first we have seen, has all original paint inside and out with a pale blue interior, a pair of a ring handles for lifting and an unusual domed shape to the top. Some minor blemishes to the paint inside, otherwise complete and in good order. 7.5" x 5.5" x 5.5" tall. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £115.00

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