This is one of my favourite collections, these toffee tins were made by Henry Thorne & Co. Limited of Leeds, England, and most date to the c1930's. Each of these tins have different variations; the image of 'SPOT' the dog and the little girl are different on each tin and some of the wording is embossed on others. I haven't tried a toffee yet, I think they still make them so I will track some down on our UK trip.
Yay its Saturday!.....Hope you have a wonderful weekend :) We are having a celebratory birthday dinner for our Father tonight...Happy Birthday Dad for Monday :)
p.s. Check out Alicia's blog @ Time Worn Style to see the photos of the first day of the Shabby Vintage Junk Extravaganza. Wow, it looks great!
11 comments:
great tins could this be something to do with Thorntons Toffee ? the only one I know which sound similar.
The VJE sounds wonderful wish I could come :)
Happy Birthday to your Dad from the U.K.
Cate x
Ohh I love tins...I like sweet tins best I must say they always have such sweet pictures, already checked out Alicia's blog also The pink Poodle has some great pics too. Have a wonderful day with your Dad, cheers Katherine
@vintage mum Hi Cate, thanks for the well wishes, we had a fab night.
I am pretty sure that Thornton and Thornes Toffee are different?
Tamara x
@theoldboathouse Hi Katherine, Dad saya thanks for the BD wishes :) Oh, I will have to go and check out Andrea's blog too :) Thanks, Tamara x
I love these tins too, I have seen them but usually in poor condition. I didn't realise there were all the variations.
Ann
Thank you for mentioning the SVH Extravaganza here in Melbourne. I am the Mum of Shelley (she hasn't got her blog set up yet) who also had a booth at SJV where we met Alicia, The Pink Poodle and everyone. It sounds like a great blogging and bonding time. All thanks to the wonderful Tamara whose blog is Shabby Vintage Junk. Good trading, grat swapsies!
Blessings and bliss
Brigid
Thanks for the link hun! Really love all those toffee tins grouped together, they look fabulous, in fact they look so good I am going to be keeping an eye out for some now!!
alicia :0)
Hi Tamara...thanks soo much for leaving a lovely comment on my blog..
OMG..i love love those tins...what a great display lot...they look awesome grouped together...
happy belated birthday to your dad...
xx andrea
Hey Tamara -- Thanks for your nice comment on our post; wish you could come sometime! LOVE the tins. I've been collecting Royal Family ones this summer. We've also got a cute group for sale right now -- common ones, but great for stashing stuff. Have a terrific week. xo
Hi Guys,thanks for stopping by! I have been offline for the past fews days, our internet has been down...argh. I'm odd to pop over to your blogs now. cheers, Tamara
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ranzino/396105262/in/faves-clydehouse/ For more info about Thornes, now sadly gone!
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