Chris Boonzaier Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I know there are similar chocolate/candy/sweet tins for WW1, WW2 and the Boer war....Anyone have any others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Interesting, Chris. I think we all know of Queen Mary's tins, but this is an especially interesting one. Which war? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Hi,WW2 South African. When i was akid they were all over the place. I found this one about 3 years ago at a flea market in Cape Town. Filled with junk modern badges.I asked "How much" and she gave a ridiculous price (for the badges)... I told here they were way out of my price range ...maybe I could just take the tin ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 So... anyone wantto post examples of the British / American whatever chocolate and sweetie tins) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Not official and not just for Christmas but here's a Callard and Bowser's butterscotch tin.Should I add some Mary tins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Ah, yes ye olde sweetie tins. I remember a few of these being used by my Grandmother as storage for needles etc. But the one I shall always hold dear is the one that was given to my Father when he was a child and I still have today.Yes it?s the common ?Mary?, still containing the pencil bullet and card, but with a little something extra that a small boy (and some older collectors) would love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Pencil bullet and card.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 By no means the official contents...But still period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Temple-West Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 A small collection of period headgear in lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 By no means the official contents...But still period.What is this? "Herbal" tobacco? In which case should'nt the tin be covered in matchsticks or pictures of thins that look like tomato plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 An Australian tin dated 1915 from my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 The tin that Chris showed at the top was a larger size and not very common. The standard tin contained cigarettes - as shown above and below. They were issued from 1940 to 1945 and were always from OUMA and OUPA SMUTS (grandma and grandpa). Since they were only to Sth. African troops they are not so collected overseas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 This is the same tin that Chris has posted. It is part of my WW2 collection and contains the original contents manufactured by CADBURY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 A tin from the colonies of Trinidad, Grenada and St Lucia. It contained chocolate and was presented during WW1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 A pipe striker and pipe that were also contents of the Princess Mary WW1 tin. The striker is marked and displays her monogram. This item is very scarce, apparently due to the manufacturer not being able to deliver sufficient quantities on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Interesting stuff, & I've never seen the tins pipe & slow burner before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 "Chrstmas 1916"I have this, made of very sturdy card, on the sides it has representations of:Holly & the royal crest of lion on crown to represent the army at one end, holly & crown over anchor to represent the Royal Navy at the other, national emblems of the English rose & Scottish thistle one side, Irish shamrock & Welsh leek the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Symmonds Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 How about this one. Xmas 1900 South Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Nice, they're attractive tins - the one I have has only a mess of chocolate for contents - post no. 5 in this thread, posted in the "Africa" section of the forum:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36503There are a couple more threads on various Xmas tins here on the British Empire & Commonwealth Militaria section:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5674&hl=xmas+tinshttp://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5674&hl=xmas+tinsAnything good in yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 From "Private Tucker's Boer War Diary" (Pamela Todd & David Fordham, Elm Tree books,1982) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBeltram Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Hi John, I love the collection of lead hats in your tin. I have two Princess Mary tins one of them is well polished and the other has most of the gilt finish and some of the contents. Regards, Jody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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