Dried milk tin
Glaxo Laboratories Ltd
Category
Childcare objects
Date
circa 1940
Materials
Tinplate
Measurements
Tin –144 mm (height); 108 mm (diameter), Lid - 7 mm (height); 94 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Greenford
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662108
Summary
A round grey-blue tin printed with a design, originally pale blue, now discoloured to a greyish blue (circa 1940). It bears the name; ‘Ostermilk’, together with instructions for use. It has a separate tinplate lid of the type which is pressed into the top of the tin. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
Into base of tin: "CONTENTS OF THIS TIN SHOULD BE USED BEFORE/ MAR 31/ 1941" Around the side of the tin: 'OSTERMILK/ No.2/ a full-cream milk food/ rich in Vitamin D'
Makers and roles
Glaxo Laboratories Ltd, maker