Think I posted this on the old site - here it is again
A couple of years ago I had a call from a Book dealer that I had dealt with in the past.
He had been called to look over a lot of books at a deceased estate, in an old house in Tasmania . While looking through the shed, he opened one of several shoe boxes.
Each of them was filled with sample tins and packets , many in very good condition.
When he asked about them he was told, " that junk is going to the tip this afternoon with the rest of the rubbish "
It had been collected over a couple of generations and just left in the shed.
He made an offer and saved the lot from the tip .
Quite a few are now in my collection .
Makes you wonder how much was indescriminately tossed out over the years
Relics
Here is a small selection
