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Large round vintage tin drum by Mackintosh's Quality Street

SKU: 1185

Large round vintage tin drum by Mackintosh's Quality Street.

Description
The well-known round tin drum for Mackintosh toffees for Quality Street from the 70s. This tin is fitted with a loose deepened closing lid.

On the images on the tin you can see the Napoleonic era (the late 1800s until the early 1900s). A period full of nostalgia. The origin of the lady and soldier who for decades have been the image for the chocolate toffees of Mackintosh is surprising. They are in fact characters from a play called 'Quality Street'. This piece was written by J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan. Apparently the play inspired the sweet makers of Mackintosh so much that she immediately mentioned the name of their then new product.

Condition
This tin is in a good vintage condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear.

Size

  • Height: 14.5 cm.
  • Diameter: 23 cm.

Quality Street is the brand name of a series of sweets in the shape of chocolates.

Quality Street was created in 1936 by the company Mackintosh's and named after the eponymous play by James Barrie, which was then filmed. Quality Street is now being distributed by Nestlé.

Quality Street exists in round tin drums and in rectangular cardboard boxes. On the tins is often a picture of two characters from the play. The main color is always purple.

Mackintosh Toffee is a candy made by John Mackintosh.

Mackintosh opened his candy store in Halifax, Yorkshire in England in 1890. The idea for Mackintosh Toffee, not too hard and not too soft, came shortly thereafter. In 1969, Mackintosh's joined with rival Rowntree to continue as Rowntree Mackintosh, which merged with Nestlé again in 1988.


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