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Huntley  and  Palmer   George  VI  Coronation  British  biscuit  tin  c1937


Reference number: h84
Status: for sale
Size in inches: 5 diameter and 4 and 1/4 tall.
Condition: Very good.
Price: $125.00
Comments and other images:  This tin was produced for the coronation of "King George VI" in 1937 by "Huntley and Palmer". It has an interesting selection of images around it's circumference, including pictures of the two princesses "Margaret Rose" and "Elizabeth"; the present "Queen Elizabeth II". It also shows the royal residences of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, and modern achievements of the time, such as land speed record car "Bluebird", the modern liner "RMS Queen Mary" and the "British Broadcasting Corporation".

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