| Comments: This early pictorial
tin has a Chinese theme complete with dragons, junks, tea ritual and
people flying fantastic looking kites. The tin is marked "B & Ms Pat." and has
a hinged lid. The "H & P" catalogue from 1887 says "Our
new Orient Biscuits are a choice assortment of rich kinds, in an
ornamental tin of chaste and novel design, representing 'Chinese
life and scenery'". To view other images of this item, please click here:
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