Lot 93: A Collection of Vintage Metalware and Advertising Tins including a King George V Silver Jubilee Commemorative Tin
A collection of metalware and advertising tins. The group includes a lidded tankard of dull-grey metal, likely pewter, featuring a hinged lid and a curved handle. The advertising tins include a rectangular lithographed tin with clipped corners, commemorating the 1910-1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary, decorated with oval portraits of the royal couple against a blue and silver-tone scrolling ground. A second rectangular tin features a light blue ground with a central oval portrait of a woman in a pink dress within a floral border. The collection also contains a green-painted rectangular metal money box with a top coin slot, bearing the printed text SHARP’S HOME MADE SUPER-KREEM TOFFEE.
Condition report:
The items exhibit varying degrees of age-related wear. The tankard shows surface oxidation and light scratching. The lithographed tins show surface wear, scratches, and oxidation to the exposed metal edges. The Sharp\'S toffee money box shows significant paint loss and surface corrosion. All items are marked with orange and white adhesive lot stickers.
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