BISCUIT TINS
Did you know that the British term”biscuits” actually means the American word “cookies” ?
From: lime@onyxnet.co.uk (T Dolphin)
Hello Mike
I’ve just visited you web site for thefirst time, (I’m new to the net ), it’s great , I am hoping to set up something similarhere in England though as I’m ALSO new to html it is going to take a while to get up andrunning .
The first thing that strikes me when I seeAmerican tins is the quality and space used in advertizing in England it wasn’t the”done thing” to be blatant in that area so there are a lot of highly decorativetins here and not so many with product and company names.
My collection is mainly biscuit tins inthe main from before 1939 I wouldbe interested to know if there are any places you know ofthat have English Export tins for sale or are they rare
Will you put me on the mailing list forTin Gathering it would be interesting to keep up with American interests, and if you thinkI could supply useful information at any time please drop me a line hope to hear from yousoon
Regards Tracy
Click here BRITISH BISCUIT TINS to visitTracy’s new web site on these tins. Great site!
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Info. about Ridgeway Tea Tin
For LARice about his Ridgeway TeaTin. This is a note of history. Queen Victoria lived from 1837-1901. King George VI succeeded Edward VIII on 12-12-36 (upon the abdicationof Edward for his love, WallisSimpson), & he was the farther of the current Queen Elizabeth II. He died of a heartattack on 6-2-1952. Therefore you know that the tin was made sometime between him beingcrowned 12-5-1937, (a year after becoming king), and his death in 1952.
When a member of the Royal familypurchases from a company, The Royal can “appoint” that company with the honor ofbeing able to advertise that they are a purveyor to the Royal household, by using thatRoyal’s “crest” or “Armorial Bearings” emblem in their advertising.All over England, but especially in London where there are many businesses that arepatronized by the Royals, (and maybe for just one special item like soap, for instance),you will see the Royal’s “crest” someplace around the doorframe of that shop. Itis quite an honor for a business to receive this appointment. Most notably, the crest isseen for the Queen Mother, Prince Phillip, Queen Elizabeth II, and Prince Charles.Therefore, if 3 of them purchase/shop at a particular store, all 3 crests might be aboveor beside the doorframe.
So now we know that Queen Victoria boughtRidgeway’s tea for the last 15 years of her life, & H. M. (His Majesty) King George VIwas also a customer.
You know that Ridgeways began in 1836, sonow you could write to the export address you have on the tin just to see if someoneanswers, or you could find the address for General Foods Corp. & ask them if they haveany historical info. according to your specific questions. You could also write to theLondon Tourist Bureau (in London, not any in the U.S.) & ask them if it’s possible tolook up the Ridgeway’s current address. Also, in libraries, & maybe it’s on theinternet now, are huge volumes of books that list all the registered businesses in acity/country, & you could see about the address that way. It’s categorized by theproduct they sell. How much do you want to know? The search goes according to that :).
Hope you enjoyed the fun-type history lesson.
DMK
More information on Huntley & PalmerBiscuit tins
More listings with a few photos
This biscuit tin is marked on the bottom Huntley & Palmers Biscuits Reading& London England….the size is 7 1/4″ x 9″ x 2″ deep…the litho of theVictorian people is real nice.
Huntley & Palmers Biscuits, Reading & London England Tin with youngPrincess Elizabeth on horseback. This is a beautiful picture of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth,Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. Measures: 7″ x 10 1/4″ x 2″.
This Huntley & Palmers Biscuit tin is 5″ in diameter & it showsWinnie the Pooh talking to his Australian friends. On the bottom it has the makers namealong with where it was made, “Reading, Huyton (Liverpool) & London, England.
This Huntley & Palmers blue biscuit tin which says “Made InEngland” is 9″ square and 4 3/4″ tall. It has pictures of cherubs on thetop plus all four sides. A label that describes what biscuits were in the tin is onthe bottom.
On the front is a picture of Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit. The bottom and sidesare painted a complimentary red. “Peter Rabbit” is printed in black in smallletters on the side along with “Huntley & Palmer’s Biscuits”. Tin measures5″
Tin “To Commemorate The Wedding of HRH Prince Andrew To Miss SarahFerguson, 23rd July 1986″ written on a white ribbon on a 1 1/2″ wide royal blueborder. A coloured picture of the happy couple is in a 5 1/2″ center circle. A little2” circle at the bottom of the picture has a crest and “By Appointment To HerMajesty The Queen Huntley & Palmers Biscuit Manufacturers”. The overallmeasurements of this round tin are 8″ in diameter by 2 1/4″ in height.
This is a Huntley & Palmers English Biscuits Tin, age is unknown. Itmeasures 8 3/4 in wide by 9 1/4 inches long. The front of the tin depicts a wintryscenewith a young girl in a sleigh pulled by a goat and accompanied by a younger gentleman. Inthe sleigh with the girl is a box of Huntley & Palmers Biscuits.
GOAT TIN, Nice flat tin from Huntley & Palmers, Reading & London EnglishBiscuits.
Great, round tin for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 features oneof the first formal portraits of the new monarch and her husband, Prince Philip. The tinis 7″ wide and deep, (3″)and the sides feature arms of the Commonwealth andpictures of Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, the Palace of Holyrood and Windsor. ByHuntley & Palmers.
This is a nice old Huntley & Palmers biscuit tin. It is 8 inches in diameterat the bottom and flares out to be slightly larger at the top. It is 3.75 inches high. Itdepicts a Grecian statuary scene with lots of cherubs. The lid top is embossed with afloral pattern. The side of the lid is numbered 1355/1726.
Another nice English biscuit tin from Huntley & Palmers. Tin approximately7″ in diameter, 1 3/4″ tall. Colorful litho of castle in Scottish Lake Country,Tartan design with gold buckle clasp. Sides of tin read “Castle Shortbread” onfront and rear, with Huntley & Palmers logo. Bottom of tin embossed Huntley &Palmers Biscuits, Reading, Huyton (Liverpool), & London, England.
Rare Huntley & Palmers Biscuit Tin. Reading & London England. The tin isunusual made in the shape of an old English Lantern. The tin opens at the top and issecured with a simple latch. It stands 9 inch tall and is 5 1/4inch at the base.
Huntley & Palmers Cocktail Snacks (with a cocktail glass graphic),triangular Huntley & Palmer biscuit tin. Rounded corners, approximately 6 1/2″ ona side, 1 1/2″ high.
Huntley and Palmers Soldier Biscuit Tin, This English figural biscuit tin byHuntley and Palmers stands 8-1/2″H 3-1/2″W numbered 308/786 andhas its original H & P bottom label indexing the type of biscuits (cookies to us)inside. The filled tin originally cost .89 in US currency.
Huntley & Palmer Biscuits Tin. Reading & London, England. Nice graphicsof Lock Katrine, Edinburgh Castle, Pass of Killiecrankie, Stirling Castle and Robert Burns(on top). Old. 4″ wide x 5″ high.
Old WINSTON CHURCHILL Biscuit Tin Made by Huntley & Palmers Biscuitsof Reading & London, England.
Mabel Lucie Attwell”Little Friends” round biscuit tin, Made forHuntley & Palmers. Dimensions are 5″diameter by 1&1/2″tall.Lid has acute picture of a little girl in a boot, surrounded by littler people withwings!. It issigned “Mabel Lucie Attwell in the lower right corner.
Breakfast biscuit paper over tin box. This is what the box reads. Huntley &Palmers LTD. Reading and London. Ballerina and jester dancing together.
Vintage English Royalty Tin is 4 3/8″ tall and 5” in diameter. It is abiscuit tin, and it commerating the English Royal Family on their visit to Canada and theUS. I’m not exactly sure who the King & Queen are. On the lid is a family photo andsays, “SOUVENIR OF THE VISIT OF THEIR MAJESTIES TO CANADA AND THE U.S.A.”.Around the sides of the tin are flags from various English Commonwealths and photos ofvarious feats of the English Government, RMS QUEEN MARY, MERSEY TUNNEL, BLUEBIRD etc.There are family photos of little girls HRH PRINCESS ELIZABETH and HRH PRINCESS MARGRETROSE. There is family photos at home, boys camp and public appearances. On the base itsays, “Huntley & Palmer Biscuits, Reading & London England.
Other Collectible H&P items
5″ ¼ x 3″ ¾ old trade card HUNTLEY PALMERS The Royal Meet
3″ x 4″ ¼ old trade card HUNTLEY PALMERS rare card relating oldbicycle,1890’s
Old Huntley Palmers trade card 1900’s Cricket players
5″ ¼ x 3″ ¾ old trade card HUNTLEY PALMERS The PICNIC ( EPPINGFORREST )
Rare Huntley Palmers trade card relating BASEBALL 1900’s
5″ X 33 ¾ old trade card, Huntley Palmers, STALKING PARTY, LOCH CALLATER 1900’s
5″ X 33 ¾ old trade card, Huntley Palmers Luncheon on thesands,1900’s, Adv on back for Huntley Palmers
3″ ½ x 4″ ¼ old trade card Huntley Palmers Pape sous lenom de Silvestre II..Inventeur de l’horloge
4″ x 3″ ½ old trade card 1900’s Huntley Palmers RarePOLO view
Quaker Enterprize in Biscuits, Huntley and Palmers of Reading 1822-1972by T A B Corley, Senior lecturer in Economis, University of Reading (England) published1972. Colorful dust jacket with tears, minimal shelf wear on cover. 19 Black and whitephotos of key players ,buildings, advertisements, etc. “Both the Huntley and Palmerfamilies were members of the Society of Friends, the effect of Quaker disciplines in their family and businessrelationships is here explored to the full.
A post WWI brochure for the Huntley & Palmers Biscuit Factory, outliningtheir Reconstruction plans to their employees and customers. 7 x 5”, with 24 pages.It is high quality and was expensive to print, with pictures on each page and raised goldlettering on the soft cardboard cover. Cover reads, “Our Work In The Great War,(woman holding a sword and an olive branch)(raised gold coat-of-arms), Huntley &Palmers, Reading.”
Other British Biscuit Tins
Jacob & Cos Creamy Crackers Tin, 1 inches by 6 1/2 inches. olt tin crackerbox. From Liverpool, Reading. Ingredients and advertising on back is in several differentlanguages.
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