Does anyone know if this is for Tea or Sweets and who the manufacturer is. I think it is about 1900.

bacco

It was issued by Hornimans as a tea tin, and was also issued as a stock tin to be used by other manufacturers, so could be either.  I don't know who made the tin though, as far as I can remember it isn't marked.  It was issued as  World War I commemorative tin, so around 1918.

Hi cawal,

Thanks for the info on the tin and your right there is no manufacturers marks!!

What about this one posted which I am sure is a tea-tin and has a Horse-Racing theme around the tin with 8 different colour labels identified. (Green-Label,Blue Label etc etc) Do you think the inside of the tin was divided to accommadate the different colour teas??

bacco

Hello Bacco,

I don't know whether it was divided into sections or not.  I wouldn't have thought so, but I think it was issued by Lyons, again as a tea tin.  There's also one in the same shape with racing cars on it.  They were issued as games, and had a spinner on the lid, probably in the 1920's.

Hi Bacco

Mines unbranded too, More squat than yours I think.  L'umo

Thanks Camwal & AL for the info. I wondered what the "spinner" on the top was for. Lummox, your squat version of the Hornimans tin looks in good condition.

Have posted this Edwards "Dessicated Soup" tin with paper label fairly worn. It is extracts of beef & vegetable and makes 3/4" of a pint. I think it must be quite an early tin. I also found the Enamel Advert for this brand in the 1982 "More Street Jewellery" book.

bacco

That Edwards soup enamel is top of my "wish" list..The picture in the book does it no justice at all..

This will get you going Banjo - I sold my Edwards Dessicated soup in mint condition to Chris Gordon for £10 and my mintish Frys Five Boys for £50 to buy a big mirror from him, in about 1977.............aaargh!!

Thanks for that mate.."IF" only we knew then,what we know now hey..