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Three Early to Mid-20th Century Tinplate Tobacco and Commemorative Tins

Lot 40: Three Early to Mid-20th Century Tinplate Tobacco and Commemorative Tins

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Start price: £5

Estimated price: £30 - £80

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A collection of three rectangular tinplate containers, dating from the early to mid-20th century. The group includes an “OGDEN’S REDBREAST Flake” tobacco tin, featuring a robin illustration, marked as made by “GODFREY PHILLIPS LTD LONDON” for the “IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY”. Also present is a commemorative tin, explicitly dated “1910” to “1935” and bearing the text “SILVER JUBILEE,” adorned with oval portraits of “KING GEORGE V” and “QUEEN MARY,” along with crown motifs and faint “IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY” branding. The third tin is branded “St BRUNO FLAKE,” with “REGISTERED TRADE MARK” partially visible.