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AT 23142 CARR & CO., KNOX BISCUIT TIN, EMBOSSED ALUMINUM
WITH THE TYPICAL ARTS & CRAFTS DECOR. BOTTOM MARKED "N.C.",
4 3/4" X 4 3/4" X 4 1/2" WITH REMOVABLE TOP LID. CIRCA 1920, A COPY
OF THE ARCHIBALD KNOX PEWTER TIN SOLD BY LIBERTY OF LONDON
DESIGNED IN 1903. SCARCE ITEM, EXCELLENT CONDITION. $175.00
AT 23296 BUNGALOW DECOR TIN BISCUIT BOX, 9 1/2" LONG
X 3 1/2" X 3 1/2", HINGED TOP LID, EMBOSSED ENGLISH
HOME SHOWN IN COLOR. SIDES MARKED "EAST WEST
HOMES BEST". BOTTOM MARKED "C. W. S. BISCUITS
FREE SAMPLE". GREAT ART NOUVEAU LOOK. PROBABLY
GIVEN OUT BY AN ENGLISH HOME BUILDER DURING THE
LONDON HOUSING EXPANSION CREATED BY THE EXTENSION
OF THE UNDERGROUND OR "TUBE" LINES CIRCA
1900-1910. GREAT ARTS AND CRAFTS PERIOD GO WITH.
VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH A FEW SCRAPES FROM AGE. $65.00
AT 28538 C.W.S. (Cooperative Wholesale Society) BISCUIT TIN.
GORGEOUS VICTORIAN ERA STREET SCENE WITH CHILDREN
EMBOSSED IMAGE ON LID, 11" X 4 1/2" X 1 3/4". CIRCA
1920. EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION. $88.00
AT 21830 VINTAGE HUNTLEY & PALMER WOOD & IVORY BOX
BISCUIT TIN. A SMALL HINGED CHEST 3 1/2" X 5" X 1 1/2",
WOOD GRAIN AND IVORY LOOK, CIRCA 1931. EXCELLENT
CONDITION. $75.00
AT 27577 VINTAGE HUNTLEY & PALMERS BISCUIT SAMPLE TIN,
ABOUT 1 1/2" SQUARE, REMOVEABLE TOP. MARKED
"SUPERIOR READING BISCUITS - CORNIS WAFERS, ICED
GEM, OSBORNE, PETIT BEURRE". A NEAT LITTLE, 100%
ORIGINAL TIN, CIRCA 1900 - 1920. $65.00
AT 27420 HUNTLEY & PALMERS BISCUIT TIN MADE
THE FORM OF A PURSE WITH BUTTERFLIES, LIZARDS AND
INSECTS, 7" X 6" X 3". HINGED COVER, FOLDING CARRYING
HANDLE. MARKED UNDER LID "HUNTLEY & PALMERS BISCUITS
READING & LONDON". GOOD SOUND CONDITION WITH
NORMAL SCUFFS AND DINGS. MISSING THE MOVEABLE
PART OF THE LATCH, REPAIRABLE. SCARCE EARLY
COLLECTIBLE TIN. $68.00
AT 26754 HUNTLEY & PALMER BISCUIT TIN,
TWO HINGED LIDS COVERING TWO SEPARATE COMPARTMENTS.
MOVEABLE CARRYING HANDLE, 8" WIDE, 4" DEEP, 2 TALL.
RATHER UNUSUAL CONFIGURATION, BOTTOM CLEARLY SIGNED.
CIRCA 1900-1920. VERY GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION. $65.00
AT 27602 HUNTLEY & PALMER BISCUIT TIN, FACTORY
PICTURED ON TOP LID, "MARIE COOKIE", 11" LONG, 5 1/2" SIDE, 3" TALL.
COLORFUL, HIGHLY GRAPHIC. VERY GOOD CONDITION, CIRCA 1950. $38.00
AT 30597 HUNTLEY & PALMERS BISCUIT TIN, 5 1/2" WIDE, 4 1/2" TALL.
SIX SIDED, COMPLETELY COVERED WITH MULTI COLORED FLOWERS
INCLUDING REMOVABLE TOP LID. EXCELLENT CONDITION, PRE-WWII
VINTAGE. $48.00
AT 30964 HUNTLEY & PALMER BISCUIT TIN. ART & CRAFTS LANTERN,
ABOUT 10" TALL, HINGED TOP LID, 5" DIAMETER AT BASE. MARKED
"HUNTLEY & PALMERS READING & LONDON ENGLAND BISCUITS".
COMPLETE WITH WIRE HASP AND HANGING LOOP. VERY NICE GOTHIC
MEDIEVAL LOOK. $165.00
AT 28063 HUNTLEY & PALMER BISCUIT TIN, WOOD GRAIN BOX
LOOK WITH MULTIPLE IRON STRAPS AND HARDWARE. KNOWN
AS THE "LOCKS" TIN, 6" X 8" X 2". BOTTOM MARKED -
"HUNTLEY & PALMERS BISCUIT MANUFACTURERS LONDON &
READING". VERY NICE CONDITION, MINOR SCUFFS,
CIRCA 1900. $135.00
AT 27338 HUNTLEY & PALMER BISCUIT TIN, 7 1/2" DIAMETER, 2
1/2" TALL. COLORFUL VIGNETTE OF A VICTORIAN LADY,
ALL OVER VINE AND BIRD LIKE DECORATION. BOTTOM
MARKED "HUNTLEY & PALMERS BISCUITS READING HUYTON
LIVERPOOL & LONDON ENGLAND". VERY GOOD CONDITION
WITH WEAR ON THE EDGES. $48.00
AT 27597 HUNTLEY & PALMER BISCUIT TIN, READING ENGLAND,
9" X 7" X 2". FULL COLOR IMAGE OF A SERANADE, 18TH
CENTURY SETTING. EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA 1930'S. $78.00
AT 24094 JACOB BISCUITS, SAMPLE TIN. ATTRACTIVE ART
NOUVEAU DECORATIVE PATTERN, ABUOT 3 1/4"
SQUIARE, 1" THICK. CIRCA 1903, VERY GOOD
CONDITION. was $65.00 SALE $55.00
AT 25835 ENGLISH BRASS BISCUIT TIN JACOB & CO.'S
VINTAGE CHEST SHAPED TIN WITH GORGEOUS EMBOSSED
HINGED COVER, APPEARS TO BE BRASS ATTRACTIVELY
TARNISHED, DEPICTING THE HUNTER RETURNING WITH A
BRACE OF GAME, FAMILY & DOGS AT THE COTTAGE DOOR.
LEGS & SIDE PANELS HAVE A CARVED WOOD LIKE
APPEARANCE. EXCELLENT CONDITION, NO SCRATCHES OR
DENTS. VERY ATTRACTIVE AND COLLECTIBLE. PROBABLY
MADE PRIOR TO WWII. 7" X 4" X 4 1/2" HIGH. $75.00Click here for advertising tin listed under "boxes & caskets"
AT 28533 PEEK & FREAN SAMPLE BISCUIT TIN, 3 1/4" SQUARE,
1 3/4" TALL. LIFT OFF LID, MULTI COLOR. ORIGINAL PAPER LINER
INSIDE. EXCELLENT CONDITION. $46.00
AT 27586 PEEK & FREAN BISCUIT IN, SAMPLE SIZE, 3 1/2" X
2" X 2". COLORFUL, EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA 1930'S. $38.00
AT 27413 ENGLISH BISCUIT TIN, GRAPHIC IMAGE OF
TWO VICTORIAN LADYS. FULL COLOR, 8 1/2" TALL, 4 12"
DIAMETER. VERY NICE CONDITION, CIRCA PRE-WWII. $38.00
AT 28032 BASSETT CANDY TIN, 8 1/2" X 5" X 3", EMBOSSED
DECOR, TWO PLOW HORSES AND FARMER ON TOP, COUNTY
FARM SCENES ON SIDES. VERY UNUSUAL CONFIGURATION
WITH KEYED LOCK AND SMALL PULL OUT DRAWER HOLDING
THE KEY. BOTTOM MARKED "GEO. BASSETT & CO. LTD.
MANUFACTURING CONFECTIONER’S PORTLAND STREET
SHEFFIELD". VERY GOOD CONDITION, MINOR SCUFFS. $95.00
AT 30559 CADBURY BOURNVILLE CANDY TIN. ATTRACTIVE
ART NOUVEAU REPOUSSE DECOR. COLORFUL TOP LABEL, 7 1/2" X
3 3/4" X 2" WITH HINGED LID. $38.00
AT 10337 "THE STEAMSHIP BRAND", GLASGOW, SCOTLAND,
4 3/4" X 3"DEEP X 6 1/2" HIGH WITH HINGED TOP LID. MULTI
COLOR LITHOGRAPH ON ALL SIDES. EARLY STEAM SHIP
WITH SAILS PICTURED. COMMEMORATING THE "SCOTTISH
NATIONAL EXHIBITION". MOLASSES CANDY MADE ONLY BY
STEWART AND YOUNG. $45.00 Sale $33.00
AT 28550 WHITMANS CANDY TIN, GORGEOUS ART NOUVEAU
IMAGE, "SALMAGUNDI", 7 1/2" X 4 1/2" X 2 1/4". HINGED TOP LID,
EXCEPTIONALLY WELL MADE. SUPERB, ORIGINAL CONDITION.
CIRCA 1900-1920. IF YOU LIKE MUCHA IMAGES, YOU WILL LOVE
THIS. $135.00
AT 30778 WHITMANS 2# CANDY TIN, GORGEOUS ART NOUVEAU
IMAGE, "SALMAGUNDI", 8 3/8" X 6 7/8" X 2 1/2" HIGH. HINGED TOP LID,
EXCEPTIONALLY WELL MADE. SUPERB, ORIGINAL CONDITION. CIRCA
1900-1920. IF YOU LIKE MUCHA IMAGES, YOU WILL LOVE THIS. $145.00
AT 22558 LYONS COFFEE TIN, FRENCH COFFEE & CHICORY MIXTURE,
HALF POUND SIZE. VERY GOOD CONDITION. $27.00
AT 26202 MATARI COFFEE TIN, HALF POUND SIZE, FULL, VERY
GOOD CONDITION. $27.00
AT 22368 VINTAGE THOMPSON'S DANDELION COFFEE TIN CAN,
HALF POUND SIZE, 3 1/2" DIAMETER, 4" TALL. REMOVABLE LID,
ATTRACTIVE GREEN COLOR. SUPERB, 100% ORIGINAL CONDITION,
CIRCA PRE W.W.II. $58.00
AT 25841 DEVONSHIRE CLOTTED CREAM TIN, 2 1/2" DIAMETER,
2" TALL. UNIGATE CREAMERIES LTD., TOTNES DEVON,
ENGLAND. EXCELLENT CONDITION. $18.00AT 21789 VINTAGE BUTTER CHEESE DUTCH ADVERTISING DISPLAY
TIN. A DUMMY DISPLAY ITEM SEALED BUT EMPTY, 4 1/4" DIAMETER
1 1/2" THICK. COLORFUL ALL OVER LITHO LABEL, PROBABLY 1950-1960,
POSSIBLY MUCH EARLIER. EXCELLENT, 100% ORIGINAL CONDITION.
$28.00
AT 11782 VINTAGE "WEBSTER'S YORKSHIER BITTER BAR
CRICKET GAME" TIN, PROMOTION FOR "YORKSHIRE BITTER".
INCLUDES TWO PIECE TIN, 2 BRASS GAME PIECES AND INSTRUCTION
PAPER. EXCELLENT CONDITION. $27.00
AT 10122 JOHN BULL "MEND A TEAR" KIT. MADE IN ENGLAND
BY JOHN BULL RUBBER CO. LTD., LEICESTER. PRE-WAR. BLACK
COLORED FABRIC REPAIR OUTFIT IN A HINGED TIN. INCLUDES
INSTRUCTION SHEET AND REPAIR STRIPS TO MEND A "SLICKER" OR
OR BOOTS. TOP HAS INTERESTING GRAPHICS - THE JOHN BULL LOGO
AND PICTURES A VINTAGE IRON (THE TYPE HEATED ON THE STOVE).
TIN IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND CONTENTS APPEAR UNUSED
THOUGH INSTRUCTION SHEET IS TORN. $25.00
AT 24995 LYONS TEA TIN MONEY BOX. ATTRACTIVE
ART NOUVEAU DECOR, ABOUT 5 1/2" X 3" X 3 1/2". COIN SLOT ON SIDE,
LOCK BUT NO KEY. EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA 1900. $42.00
AT 21659 VINTAGE AVON BOOT POLISH TIN CAN, 2 1/4" DIAMETER,
TWO PIECE TIN. WHEATEYS LEATHER STORES, EVESHAM
ENGLAND. ATTRACTIVE 1920 - 1940 VINTAGE TIN COLLECTIBLE.
EXCELLENT, 100% ORIGINAL CONDITION. $15.00
AT* 26741 ART NOUVEAU PRESSED TIN HINGED TOP BOX OR
CASKET, 10 1/4" X 4 1/4" X 2 1/2" TALL. GORGEOUS FULL COLOR IMAGE OF
A VICTORIAN LADY. HAS A JUGENDSTIL FLAVOR. VERY NICE, ORIGINAL
CONDITION, CIRCA 1890-1910. FOUND IN ENGLAND. $175.00
AT* 24553 ARTS AND CRAFTS VASE SOLD ORIGINALLY AS A BISCUIT
TIN, 7" TALL, GREAT COMBINATION OF ART NOUVEAU AND ARTS &
CRAFTS DECORATIVE ELEMENTS, ESPECIALLY NEWLYN. COPPERIZED
FINISH ON TIN. BOTTOM MARKED "THIS TIN IS MADE WATER TIGHT
FOR USE AS FLOWER VASE CLEAN WITH SOFT DUSTER". INCLUDES
ORIGINAL TOP LID. VERY GOOD CONDITION, VERY UNUSUAL PIECE,
CIRCA 1905. $95.00
AT 25736 BORWICK'S BAKING SODA, SAMPLE TIN. GEORGE
BORWICK & SONS, CROYDON LONDON. 2" DIAMETER, 2" TALL.
EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION, PRE-WWII VINTAGE. $32.00
AT 27576 ENGLISH BULLDOG TIN, 2 1/2" SQUARE, 2" TALL.
"BEST ENGLISH STEEL PINS" WITH GRAPHIC IMAGE OF A
BULL DOG ON TOP. EXCELLENT CONDITION, WIMBERDAR
TRADEMARK. $48.00
AT* 26740 VINTAGE CADBURY ART NOUVEAU CANDY TIN. CASKET
SHAPE, 5" X 7" X 1 3/4", HINGED TOP, 4 BALL FEET. ATTRACTIVE, ORIGINAL
CONDITION, MINOR AGE WEAR. CIRCA 1900. $85.00
AT 20915 COLMAN'S "BULL'S HEAD" MUSTARD, OVAL 2" X 2" TIN
WITH WRAP AROUND PAPER LABEL. FULL AND UNOPENED. EXCELLENT
CONDITION, NO FADING. 1900 VINTAGE. MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND
BY J & J COLMAN. $22.00
AT 27647 ETONIA HANDKERCHIEF TIN BOX, 10" LONG,
5" WIDE, 1 1/4" TALL. ENGLISH SHEEP DOG WITH A PUPPY
SURROUNDED BY IRISH CLOVER. ALL SIDES ALSO
EMBOSSED WITH ORGANIC DECOR. MARKED "MADE IN
IRELAND SOFT AS SILK". VERY UNUSUAL TIN, ORIGINAL
NICKEL PLATED, MOST OF WHICH IS NOW GONE. PROBABLY
MADE LATE VICTORIAN PERIOD 1880-1900. $68.00
AT 24158 EVERKLEEN MAGIC WADDING POLISH TIN, 2 1/2"
DIAMETER, 3 1/2" TALL. INTERESTING 1920'S
VINTAGE TIN WITH GOOD GRAPHICS. $25.00
AT 25733 HUNTLEY & PALMERS, DUNDEE CAKE SAMPLE TIN,
2 1/8" DIAMETER, 1 1/8" TALL. VERY GOOD ORIGINAL
CONDITION, CIRCA 1900. $32.00
AT 27885 LINGFORDS BAKING POWDER CAN, 2" DIAMETER,
3 1/2" TALL. COLORFUL ALL AROUND LABEL, NICE GRAPHICS.
PRE-WWII VINTAGE. EXCELLENT CONDITION. $38.00
AT 8411 Pin Box, "The Lady's Own" "Toilet Pin Box", 3 1/4" x 2 1/4"
x 1", hinged top, tin pin box, nicely illustrated
with coat of arms on cover. Circa 1900. $35.00
AT 28349 VIOLIN STRING TIN, 2 3/4" DIAMETER, TWO PIECE TIN, NICELY
ILLUSTRATED WITH PARI OF 19TH CENTURY MUSICIANS. MARKED
"MAIDSTONE VIOLIN FITTINGS, MURDOCK, MURDOCK & CO.
MULICAL MERCHANTS, LONDON". VERY GOOD CONDITION, CIRCA
1900. SCARCE, UNUSUAL PIECE. $45.00
AT 8252 John Player & Sons; Tobacco tin, "Country
Life". Hinged top, 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" x 7/8".
Pictures a hunting party with horse and dogs.
Wonderful graphics. This one is Great!!!! $195.00
AK 26217 SAMUEL GAWITH & CO., LTD, KENDAL ENGLAND,
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES SINCE 1792, "SQUADRON LEADER"
TOBACCO TIN, 3 1/4" X 4 1/2" X 1" THICK. MULTICOLOR LITHO WITH
WONDERFUL GRAPHICS, WWI BI-PLANE ILLUSTRATED. A GORGEOUS
TIN IN INCREDIBLE 100% ORIGINAL CONDITION. AS NICE AS THEY
COME. $145.00
AT 28064 ELEPHANT TIN CASKET, 9" X 5 1/2", ABOUT 3" HIGH
ON FOUR LEGS. DOMES HINGED TOP LID, MULTIPLE
ELEPHANT IMAGES ON ALL SIDES AND TOP.
INTERESTING, ATTRACTIVE, INSIDE MARKED PLAYERS
NAVY CUT. EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION. $58.00
AT 10137 "SAM'S OWN MIXTURE", SAMUEL GAWITH & CO., LTD.
THE KENDAL BROWN HOUSE, ESTABLISHED 1792. FLAT,
HINGED TOBACCO CAN, 3 1/4" X 4 1/4" X 1" THINK.
OUTSTANDING CONDITION. PLEASING GRAPHICS. SUPERB
VINTAGE ENGLISH TOBACCO TIN. $75.00
AS 23596 RILEY BILLIARD OR POOL CUE TIP VESTA TIN,
E. J. RILEY LTD. ACCRINGTON ENGLAND, 2 1/4" X 3
1/4". GORGEOUS FULL COLOR HIGHLY DETAILED
IMAGE OF A GRAND BILLIARD TABLE. RILEY MADE
ALL TYPES OF SNOOKER AND POOL TABLES,
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. VERY GOOD ORIGINAL
CONDITION. CIRCA 1900. VERY SCARCE. $225.00
AK 27572 "GALLAHER'S RICH DARK HONEYDEW" DUAL PURPOSE
ONE PIECE HINGED TOBACCO TIN, 3 1/4" X 2 1/4" X 3/4" DEEP. ATTRACTIVE
IMAGE ON TOP COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "SHERLOCK HOLMES"
TIN. IN THE FOREGROUND ARE TWO VICTORIAN PERIOD ENGLISH
GENTLEMEN, HOLMES & WATSON?, THE HOUSEKEEPER (Mrs. Hudson) HAS
ENTERED WITH A TRAY AND THROUGH THE ARCHWAY YOU SEE INTO THE
GAME ROOM ANOTHER MAN PLAYING BILLIARDS. THIS IMAGE WAS
REGISTERED IN 1888. TIN HAS A MATCH STRIKER ON THE BOTTOM. A
SCARCE AND DESIRABLE TURN OF THE CENTURY TIN. $75.00
AT* 30549 ART NOUVEAU CASKET, TIN TRINKET BOX. HAMMERED
COPPERZED SURFACE WITH REPOUSSE ARTS & CRAFTS DECOR, 6 1/2" WIDE,
5" DEEP, 2" TALL. HINGED TOP LID, NICELY MADE ON FOUR RAISED BUN
FEET. UNSIGNED. POSSIBLY A CIGAR, BISCUIT OR CANDY GIFT BOX. NO
MAKERS MARK. WOULD FIT NICELY IN AN ARTS & CRAFTS, MISSION
SETTING. CIRCA 1900-1920. EXCELLENT CONDITION. $78.00
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