Retro to Rare: Unmissable Online Furniture & Collectibles Auction
Lot 238:
A Collection of Vintage and Retro Tinplate Containers, including a Silver Crane Company Retro Radio Tin
Description
A collection of approximately fifteen vintage and retro-style metal (tinplate) containers. The prominent item is a red rectangular tin shaped like a retro radio, identified through web intelligence as a “Retro Radio Red Collectible Tin Lunch Box” by The Silver Crane Company Limited, featuring “RADIO” text and frequency bands (Short Wave, Medium Wave, Long Wave, VHF, FM, Michigan, London). The collection also includes various biscuit, tea, and tobacco tins, alongside novelty items. Designs range from character-themed, such as a Santa Claus face and a Noddy in Car tin, to pictorial designs featuring a child’s portrait with roses, children playing, and a cottage scene. Other visible text and markings include a blue “POLICE BOX” shaped tin, “Snapshots” on a red book-shaped tin, “Bee Bee Biscuits Digestive”, “English Breakfast Tea”, “Sanderson’s”, “Old Holborn”, and “POST OFFICE SAVINGS POST”. All visible text is in English.
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