Object number
2012/411
Title
Fire Brigade,
Creator
Description
Huntley & Palmer biscuit tin, Fire Brigade, decorated with various fire fighting equipment incl. steam fire engines and fire escapes. 1892.
Fire Brigade, Rectangular scallop sided tin with hinged lid, decorated with a continuous scene of various contemporary fire fighting equipment including steam fire engines and fire escapes. The biscuits were made by Huntley and Palmers and the tin was made by Huntley, Boorne & Stevens in 1892.
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 : 1992.2.57, 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
1892 - 1892
Object name
Material
Dimensions
- Height 160 mm
- Length 150 mm
- Width 150 mm
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