Huxtins

Reference number: H2899
Status: for sale
Size in inches: 8 and 1/2 by 7 by 2 and 3/8 tall.
Condition: Good.
Price: $225.00
Comments: Now here is an interesting tin, the lid lifts off and it can be mounted on the wall like a framed picture utilizing the hanging ring on the rear of the lid! The charming illustration is brightly coloured with lots of detail and is based on the poem by Arthur Brooke. The poem, titled “The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet” was written in 1562 and it was later dramatized by William Shakespeare, however the poem was not original it originates from a tale written earlier in 1476. The well known tale is a tragedy and tells the story of two young “star-cross’d lovers”.
The biscuit tin was manufactured by “Barringer, Wallis and Manners” for “M&D” in 1928, however the tin looks a lot earlier; “McVitie & Price” produced two earlier variations on this theme around 1910.