A collection of vintage metal storage and advertising tins of various forms, together with a metal cash box. The group includes a large green rectangular tin for Stewart and Young Molasses Candy, branded as The Steamship Brand, featuring a central illustration of a steamship. A tall vertical tin for Glen Moray 12 Year Old Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky is decorated with Highland military scenes and a soldier on horseback. A slender black tin for Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey features a portrait of the founder. A rectangular brown Bisto For Gravy tin includes a lift-off lid. A cylindrical red tin is decorated with a pictorial panel depicting The Royal Horse Guards 1879. A smaller rectangular tin features an illustration of a four-funnel ocean liner against a city skyline. Also included is a cream-painted metal cash box with a central folding handle on the lid, alongside a small dark-coloured tin with a textured geometric pattern and a further partially obscured tin.
Condition report:
The collection is in varied vintage condition. Older food advertising tins, such as the Steamship Brand and Bisto examples, show significant surface wear, including scratches to the lithography, areas of oxidation, and minor rust along the seams and edges. The ocean liner tin shows scuffing and age-related wear. The Glen Moray and Jack Daniel\'s tins appear to be in better cosmetic condition with only minor shelf wear. The metal cash box exhibits chips and scuffs to the painted finish consistent with use. Overall, the lot exhibits characteristics of long-term storage and handling.
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