Perry & Co - London
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02 Sep 2016 11:03 PM  

 I can't find any info on this manufacturer of this little one ouncer, Can anyone shed a light on this? Any other Perry and Co tins out there?

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02 Sep 2016 11:19 PM  

Nice find.

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03 Sep 2016 12:39 PM  
Nice tin. If you decide to sell it, I would be interested. rusty.tins@btopenworld.com
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03 Sep 2016 04:03 PM  

 Very nice tin,,would love to see a mint one..

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03 Sep 2016 11:44 PM  

Here's one it's not tobacco related though, I'm collecting tins with a naval theme.

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04 Sep 2016 02:58 PM  
Sorry Rusty this is a keeper for now. The very nice Naval tin was manufactured by a Perry & Co of Manchester, established in 1824, who specialized in making dip pen nibs and branched out into making bicycle chains.

I did find something on a Perry & Co of London, which may be more suited to establishing the this tin's company profile. There was a Perry & Co of London who started up in the late sixteenth century importing tobacco. Whether this is the same company a couple of centuries down the line may be a possibility as the tin looks to be circa 1890 - 1910.

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05 Sep 2016 11:40 AM  

 Hi Bevand,

That is a nice rare tin. Very little info on the company Perry & Co, London. However, found a picture of the cigarette packet which gives an idea as to what the tin would have looked like. The clue to date for the brand name is the 5 for 1d. Most manufacturers and retailers were involved in producing 5 for 1d packs which "Tobacco" reference book, claim were introduced as early as 1884 and maintained by many firms until start of World War 1 when tobacco tax was increased. I would agree with you for date of tin.

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06 Sep 2016 07:11 PM  

 Thank you Bacco for the info. The image of the cigarette packet is great.....I want one!! To conclude, I believe that the Perry & Co who were more famous for their pen nibs may have branched out to sell tobacco (or visa versa) as the London addresses are the same. Lastly, a tin that was on eBay this week (yes I missed it as usual) shows that the company was still trading in tobacco in or after the 1920's.

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07 Sep 2016 02:45 AM  

 This is the same Perry & Co of pen nib fame.  They branched out into all sorts of things including tobacconists sundries.  However the aromatic red bands tin isn't a tobacco tin, it actually held scented rubber bands.  Yes, that is what I said.  There was a fashion in the late Victorian and Edwardian period for rubber bands that smelt.  I guess the odour of the rubber most have been pretty unpleasent or something.

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07 Sep 2016 06:15 PM  
Thanks CDM....that all makes sense. Yes I was wondering myself before I posted whether the last tin was Tobacco orientated or not.
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