Biscuit tins, first made about 1830, were some of the earliest commercial food packages. The first tin toys were made about the same time. It wasn’t too long before clever designers found ways to ...
Image caption, The Macfarlane Lang toy lorry biscuit tin was made in about 1910 and is marked with a royal crest 25 July 2015 A collection of antique and vintage biscuit tins has gone on show at a ...
In the 19th century a series of events seemed to work in tandem to bring about the dawn of the quintessentially British biscuit tin. In 1861 the Licensed Grocer’s Act meant grocery items could be ...