Food tin
Savory and Moore Ltd
Category
Childcare objects
Date
circa 1900 - circa 1930
Materials
Metal
Measurements
64 mm (height); 58 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
New Bond Street, 143
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665858
Summary
A cylindrical food tin painted with a yellow, brown and red label which tells it is 'Savory and Moore's Food for Infants, Invalids and Mothers' (early 20th century). The makers, Savory and Moore Ltd, were by appointment to the King. On the lid it reads 'For Infants, Invalids and Mothers'. The tin rattles when shaken and possibly contains some of its original contents.
Marks and inscriptions
Around the side: 'By Appointment Savory and Moore's Food for Infants, Invalids and Mothers'
Makers and roles
Savory and Moore Ltd , maker