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W. A. & A. C. Churchman (Manufacturer)

Tobacco tin with ventilating holes at each end. 'BRIGHT FLAKED HONEYDEW'. 'Manufacturered by W. A. & A. C. CHURCHMAN, Tobacco Manufacturers etc.
This is an oblong tobacco tin with ventilating holes at each end. It is green with gold and blue lettering. The lettering on the lid reads, 'BRIGHT FLAKED HONEYDEW'. On the side the lettering reads, 'Manufacturered by W. A. & A. C. CHURCHMAN // Tobacco Manufacturers // Established 1790 // IPSWICH, LONDON, NORWICH'. It was found by the donor in his father's shed in Ashburton, Devon, while clearing it out after his father's death in 1983. It is one of a number of objects found in the shed by the donor and donated to MERL (object numbers 83/98-83/128).

1 tobacco tin: good condition.

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: TIN // Accession number: 83/106 // Classification: TRADES & PROFESSIONS Tobacconist // Negative number: 60/14545 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Roger Plumb, [...], October 1983 // Store: small object // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 13.12.83 // Description: An oblong tobacco tin with ventilating holes at each end. It is green with gold and blue lettering. // Inscription: BRIGHT FLAKED HONEYDEW // Manufacturered by W. A. & A. C. Churchman // Ipswich, London, Norwich // Dimensions: Length: 17.0cm Width: 10.5cm Height: 6.5cm // Associated information: MERL COL. SLIDE NO. 4465 // References:', Letter, MERL to Roger Plumb, 10 October 1983 – 'Dear Mr Plumb, // Thank you for leaving the boxes of items at the Museum recently. We have kept some of the objects, one (the telephone) has been passed on to the Science Museum, the rest, being of no interest, we have discarded. // Yours sincerely, // Roy D Brigden // Keeper, Museum of English Rural Life'