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Carr Biscuit tin Archibald Knox design  AT 32142  CARR & CO, ARCHIBALD KNOX, BISCUIT TIN.  A TAKE OFF ON THE ORIGINAL KNOX 1903 DESIGN, PUT OUT IN 1924 BY CARR'S BISCUIT CO.  ALUMINUM, 4 3/4" SQUARE, 4" TALL WITH LID.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  A GREAT ARTS AND CRAFTS ACCENT PIECE.  RATHER SCARCE.  $175.00

CWS Bungalow biscuit tin  AT 23296  CWS, 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.  $45.00

   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  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 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.  $78.00

   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

Huntley & Palmer bincuit tin sample size  AT 32294  HUNTLEY & PALMERS BISCUIT TIN, SAMPLE SIZE.  BLUE VARIATION, MADE IN 1933, 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" X 2".  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $65.00

Huntley & Palmer sample tin  AT 32333  HUNTLEY & PALMERS, BISCUIT TIN, SAMPLE SIZE, 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 2".  SCARCE GREEN VARIATION, GINGER NUT LOGO IMAGE ON ALL SIDES.  CIRCA 1930'S.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $75.00

    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.  $75.00

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   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* 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  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 31433 MURRAYS CANDY TIN, LONDON. AMERICAN INDIAN CHIEF PICTURED, FULL COLOR, 3 3/4" X 3 3/4".  PRE-WWII VINTAGE, VERY GOOD CONDITION.  $32.00

  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  25841  DEVONSHIRE CLOTTED CREAM TIN, 2 1/2" DIAMETER, 2" TALL.  UNIGATE CREAMERIES LTD., TOTNES DEVON, ENGLAND.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $18.00

John Dickson fishing tackle tin  F* 32293  JOHN DICKSON & SON, LTD. EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, ABERDEEN;  FISHING TACKLE TIN, 2 1/4" X 2 1/4".  TROUT FISHING GRAPHICS.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  INTERESTING ENGLISH FISHING MEMORABILIA ITEM IN EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $28.00
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  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

Thomas Guest Throat Lozenge Tin  AM 32295  THOMAS GUEST & CO., ANCOATS, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, THROAT LOZENGE TIN, 3 1/4" X 2" X 5/8".  BRIGHT COLOR, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $15.00

  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  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

Beech Nut chewing gum counter advertising tin  AT 31417  VINTAGE BEECH NUT CHEWING GUM ADVERTISING TIN, 5 1/4" X 4 1/2", 3 1/2" TALL.  HINGED TOP LID, FULL COLOR ATTRACTIVE GRAPHICS INSIDE AND OUT, DECORATED TO LOOK LIKE A LARGE PACKET OF CHEWING GUM.  PRE WWII VINTAGE.  VERY GOOD, 100% ORIGINAL CONDITION, SOME SCRAPES AND DINGS TO BE EXPECTED.  $145.00

  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  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   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

   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 Sale $165.00



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