Comments: "Lebkuchen" is
the German name for gingerbread and the first records of its
manufacture in Nuremberg date back to 1395. The success and
tradition of its annual winter production is probably due to the
city's position on the old spice and trading routes in Europe. In
1643 the Nuremberg master gingerbread bakers created their own
guild, which meant that only those with their own oven could sell
the gingerbread. The recipes are still secret, but they do contain
allspice, aniseed, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, nuts
and peel.
The tins typically have views of the old walled city featured on
them, Father Christmas is more uncommon subject. I believe that this
tin was manufactured for export market around 1930 to be sold in
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