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Antique tin Victory V Gums & Lozenges

SKU: BT-2402-19

Antique tin Victory V Gums & Lozenges. 

  • Manufacturer: Nelson Victory V
  • Manufacturing date: 1900 - 1940

Description
High square tin for Victory V Gums & Lozenges, equipped with a hinged lid. The decoration of this tin consists of what was a gold colored surface with red details. Text on the front: "Insist on Victory V Gums & Lozenges for all times". Text at the back: "This tin contains Victory V the world famous winter sweetmeats".

Condition
This tin is in an original vintage condition with various traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Tin is in bad weather condition with beautiful patina.

Size

  • Height: 15,7 cm. 
  • Length: 10 cm. 
  • Width: 10 cm. 

Victory V is a British brand of licorice-flavored lozenges. Originally manufactured in Nelson, Lancashire, they were devised by Thomas Fryer and Edward Smith MD in the mid-19th century and were initially made by hand to ensure that each sweet contained the correct amount of therapeutic ingredients; ether, licorice and chloroform.

In 1959, a film was produced by Red Rose Films called The Story of Victory-V, documenting the production of Victory V lozenges and other products of the Nelson Victory V factory.

In the 1960s they acquired the Alverthorpe firm of A.Talbot and Son. Victory V lozenges are available in specialist shops and online, but no longer contain chloroform or ether. However, their scent and flavor are still vividly reminiscent of diethyl ether - presumably recreated via artificial means, in order to preserve the original flavor. Today they are manufactured by Ernest Jackson & Co. Ltd. in Devon.


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Country of origin
United Kingdom

Kind of object
Candy tin

Theme
Gums & Lozenges

Category
Vintage tins

Color
Gold - red

Manufacturer
Nelson Victory V

Brand
Victory V

Material
Metal

Particularities
Hinged lid

Era
1900 - 1940

Quality
Multiple traces of wear and tear

Shipping method
Parcel post with track & trace

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