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Decorated Biscuit Tins: American, English and European
Peter Hornsby
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Description for Decorated Biscuit Tins: American, English and European
Hardcover. Here is the story of a highly successful marketing technique, printed metal boxes, made from the Victorian period up to the Second World War. These colorful and novel tins helped sell biscuits, then remained in the home to be used as storage boxes or played with as toys. You all have seen them, now look them up and collect them. Num Pages: 200 pages, 441 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1442.
Peter Hornsby's Decorated Biscuit Tins tells the story of a highly successful marketing technique operated in Britain, the United States, and many other parts of the world from the Victorian period up to the second World War. Biscuit or cookie makers discovered that their products sold better and lasted longer if they were packed in tins. The first plain, simple containers were replaced by elaborately decorated printed tins, many made to represent a whole range of fascinating domestic and family objects. These colorful and novel tins helped sell the biscuits and then remained in the home to be used as ... Read more
Peter Hornsby's Decorated Biscuit Tins tells the story of a highly successful marketing technique operated in Britain, the United States, and many other parts of the world from the Victorian period up to the second World War. Biscuit or cookie makers discovered that their products sold better and lasted longer if they were packed in tins. The first plain, simple containers were replaced by elaborately decorated printed tins, many made to represent a whole range of fascinating domestic and family objects. These colorful and novel tins helped sell the biscuits and then remained in the home to be used as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780887400162
SKU
V9780887400162
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