Object number
2012/408
Title
Rustic,
Creator
Description
Huntley & Palmer biscuit tin, Universal Rustic in the shape of bamboo. The tin was made in 1910.
Universal Rustic, Rectangular box in the shape of bamboo, with a diamond shaped recess in the hinged lid with a depiction of two birds. The biscuits were made by Huntley and Palmers and the tin was made in 1910.
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 : 1992.2.184, which is held within the Huntley and Palmers collection in Reading Museum. [print out from Reading Museum Collections Online website)
Production place
Reading
Production date
1910 - 1910
Object name
Material
Dimensions
- Height 106 mm
- Length 180 mm
- Width 100 mm
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