Object number
2012/407
Title
Good Companions,
Creator
Description
Huntley & Palmer biscuit tin, Good Companions, book case shape with book covers behind wood lattice. Tin by Huntley, Boorne & Stevens in 1938.
Biscuit tin, Good Companions, Rectangular book case shape, decorated on two sides with book spines and two sides with book covers behind wood lattice. Hinged lid decorated with wood effect and brass strapwork. The biscuits were made by Huntley and Palmers and the tin was made by Huntley, Boorne & Stevens in 1938.
Physical description
Tin plated steel with hinged lid
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note – Huntley and Palmer Biscuit tins Dep. by Jim Edwards 9 Nov 1976 [verso] Section of the lid of cardboard box in which the Huntley and Palmer biscuit tins were found in 2012., MERL Miscellaneous note - This object is a similar tin to REDMG : 1992.2.149, called Bookcase which is held within the Huntley and Palmers collection in Reading Museum. [print out from Reading Museum Collections Online website)
Production place
Reading, Reading
Production date
1938 - 1938
Object name
Material
Dimensions
- Height 155 mm
- Length 128 mm
- Width 108 mm
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