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  • Object number
    69/210
  • Creator
    Huntley and Palmers Limited (Manufacturer)
  • Description
    Huntley and Palmer ginger nut biscuit tin with an illustrations of the factory in Reading. Used by Mrs G. F. Wright to keep her buttons in.
    This is a small Huntley and Palmer ginger nut biscuit tin. The tin is decorated in green and red with black and white illustrations of the factory in Reading. The tin was used by Mrs G. F. Wright to keep her buttons in.
  • Physical description
    1 tin with lid: metal
  • Archival history
    MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘Tin, biscuit sample // Marketing // Mrs G. F. Wright, Newton Abbot, Devon via D. Wright // Tin. Green and red with illustration in black and white of factory in Reading. Used by Mrs Wright in Devon for buttons. Ginger nuts [pencil drawing].’
  • Production place
    Reading
  • Production date
    1900 - 1937
  • Object name
    Tin, biscuit
  • Material
    Metal
  • Associated subject
    MARKETING AND SELLING : packaging
    Biscuits
  • External document
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11588.tif - High resolution image
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11589.tif - High resolution image
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