Biscuit tin
Huntley and Palmers
Category
Metalwork
Date
1911 - 1915
Materials
Metal
Measurements
240 mm (Height); 130 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
England
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937418
Summary
Metal Huntley and Palmers embossed biscuit tin in the shape of a workman's lantern with green and red decorative panels, pointed hinged lid with hook fastening and hanging ring to top. The red eye suggests that this may be designed to represent a railway warning light, the kind referenced by Charles Dickens in his famous short ghost story 'The Signalman'.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
Huntley and Palmers / Reading / & / London / England / Biscuits (on base)
Makers and roles
Huntley and Palmers, biscuit manufacturer