Tin box
HMV
Category
Metalwork
Date
circa 1930 - circa 1939
Materials
Tinplate.
Measurements
13 mm (Height) x 33 mm (Depth); 40 mm (Length)
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1422164
Summary
Tin box. A tinplate box for HMV gramophone needles, probably from the 1930s, with a lid hinged to the lower part. A transfer label on the lid shows the HMV trademark of a dog and a gramophone, coloured in red, black, white, grey and brown.
Provenance
Given by a visitor, 2013.
Marks and inscriptions
On lid: HIS MASTER'S VOICE / COPYRIGHT / [dog & gramophone trademark] / REGISTERED / TRADE MARK / LOUD TONE Back of tin: APPROXIMATELY 200 ENGLISH / GRAMOPHONE / NEEDLES / THE GRAMOPHONE / COMPANY LIMITED
Makers and roles
HMV, maker