Tinned Collection

Sailor Slice tinned fish
An advertisement for Sailor Slice tinned salmon. A tin of the stuff is held up by an old fisherman - Fine!

Advert for Skippers Norwegian Bristling Sardines
Advert for Skippers Norwegian Bristling (or Brisling) Sardines, showing the lid of a can rolled back to reveal the delicious fish

Lin-Can advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Lin-Can tinned fruits and vegetables manufactured by Lincolnshire Canners of Boston, Lincolnshire, featuring two excitable housewives keen to demonstrate the endless possibilities

Trade catalogue for copper moulds with tin lining 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing round fluted copper moulds with tin inside. Date: 1911

London Transport trolley bus
A London Transport trolley bus, serving Hampton Court

Mr Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mr Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding. circa 1950s

Miss Libbys Fruits - Peaches
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Fruits - Peaches. circa 1950s

Turtle Soup Advertisement
T.K Belliss Real Turtle Soup. Guarenteed to be the product of the Finest Imported Live Turtle. Delicious and economical, nourishing, sustaining and easily digested

Tinned Pineapple
A can of St Michael brand Pineapple

Mrs Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mrs Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding. circa 1950s

Bovril and Pemmican products, WW2
Bovril and Pemmican products, together with oatmeal, meat and tea, supplied in ration packs during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Libbys Tinned Fruit Advert
Full page advertisement for Libby's tinned fruit. Date: 1927

Advert, Goodall Backhouse & Co Ltd, Leeds
Advert, food products from Goodall Backhouse & Co Ltd, Leeds, Yorkshire, including egg substitute powder as eggs were scarce during the war. Date: 1942

Libbys Happy Families Card Game, paper bag front. circa 1950s

Mrs Libbys Juices - Orange Juice
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mrs Libbys Juices - Orange Juice. circa 1950s

Mrs Libbys Spanish Rice
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mrs Libbys Spanish Rice. circa 1950s

Mrs Libbys Red Salmon
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mrs Libbys Red Salmon. circa 1950s

Mrs Libbys Milk
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mrs Libbys Milk. circa 1950s

Mrs Libbys Fruits - Fruit Cocktail
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mrs. Libbys Fruits - Fruit Cocktail. circa 1950s

Mr Libbys Juices, Grapefruit Juice
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mr. Libbys Juices, Grapefruit Juice. circa 1950s

Mrs Libbys Corned Beef
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mrs Libbys Corned Beef. circa 1950s

Mr Libbys Spanish Rice
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mr Libbys Spanish Rice. circa 1950s

Mr Libbys Red Salmon
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mr Libbys Red Salmon. circa 1950s

Mr Libbys Milk
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mr Libbys Milk. circa 1950s

Mr Libbys Fruits - Pineapple
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mr. Libbys Fruits - Pineapple. circa 1950s

Master Libbys Red Salmon
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Master Libbys Red Salmon. circa 1950s

Mr Libbys Corned Beef
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mr Libbys Corned Beef. circa 1950s

Miss Libbys Spanish Rice
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Spanish Rice. circa 1950s

Miss Libbys Red Salmon
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Red Salmon. circa 1950s

Miss Libbys Milk
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Milk. circa 1950s

Miss Libbys Juices - Pineapple
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Juices - Pineapple. circa 1950s

Miss Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding. circa 1950s

Miss Libbys Corned Beef
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Corned Beef. circa 1950s

Master Libbys Spanish Rice
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Master Libbys Spanish Rice. circa 1950s

Master Libbys Milk
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Master Libbys Milk. circa 1950s

Master Libbys Juices - Tomato Juice
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Master Libbys Juices - Tomato Juice. circa 1950s

Master Libbys Fruits - Pears
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Master Libbys Fruits - Pears. circa 1950s

Master Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Master Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding. circa 1950s

Master Libbys Corned Beef
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Master Libbys Corned Beef. circa 1950s

The Chicago Tinned Meat Scandal
Delicacies weighed and packed in Armours Packing-House in Chicago, showing some dubious by-products of a Chicago meat processing factory used for making cheap sausages

Schmidts Shop Window
The shop window of Schmidts famous German delicatessen on Charlotte Street, London, with a vast variety of tinned and preserved goods on display, a taste of Germany in London. Date: 1930s

Crosse and Blackwells soups advertisement
Advertisement for Crosse and Blackwells soup, depicting a bowl of steaming tomato soup. Date: 1929

Greetings card in the shape of a sardine tin, Joseph Peneau, Conserves Alimentaires, Nantes. circa 1890s

Advertisement, Libbys Full Cream Evaporated Milk -- so rich it whips! 1956

Advertisement, Libbys Corned Beef, delicious hot or cold. 1957

Patient fishermen, illustration by William Heath Robinson
A party of benevolent philanthropists rewarding the patience of unfortunate fishermen, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

Refugee boy scout in Mauritius
A Jewish refugee boy scout in Mauritius, carrying supplies for his patrol during an outdoor activity. He came from Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). Date: circa 1940s

Milkmaid Cream advertisement, WW1
Great War-themed advertisement for Milkmaid Cream - " can by whipped but can t be beaten" showing two young women scoffing a tin quickly alongside the caption

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