Object number
8802.5.5
Title
George V Memorial Tin
Description
A metal cigarette and chocolate tin. The tin is a brown with enamel painted portrait of George V surrounded by the flags of the United Kingdom. On the underside of the tin there is a compartment for holding cigarettes and a ridged area for striking matches. The inside of this compartment has printed "ROWNTREE & CO LTD, YORK, COCOA & CHOCOLATE MAKERS, TO THEIR MAJESTIES, THE KING AND QUEEN." with two royal crest and "BY APPOINTMENT". Inside the main compartment is contains a piece of pink tissue which is wrapped around some cotton wadding.
Date
1914 - 1918
Production period
George V, World War One, 1914-1918
Dimensions
- 160 mm
- Width: 80 mm
- Depth: 30 mm