Tin

Description
Tin: rectangular moulded tin with hinged lid. On the top front of the lid in the middle is a hinged tab. The tin is painted in red, gold, black and brown and has the appearance of a stack of books bound by a strap and buckle. Painted on the spines of the books :"HISTORY / OF / READING"; "BISCUITS / HUNTLEY / & / PALMERS"; "POETRY"; "ESSAYS"; "TRAVELS"; "SCIENCE"; "CAKES / HUNTLEY / & / PALMERS"; and "MODERN / READING".
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Description
Tin: rectangular moulded tin with hinged lid. On the top front of the lid in the middle is a hinged tab. The tin is painted in red, gold, black and brown and has the appearance of a stack of books bound by a strap and buckle. Painted on the spines of the books :"HISTORY / OF / READING"; "BISCUITS / HUNTLEY / & / PALMERS"; "POETRY"; "ESSAYS"; "TRAVELS"; "SCIENCE"; "CAKES / HUNTLEY / & / PALMERS"; and "MODERN / READING".
Department
Social History - Puna Pāpori
ID number
1275

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