Vintage triangular toffee tin for Mackintosh's De Luxe Favorites

Vintage triangular toffee tin for Mackintosh's De Luxe Favorites.

• Manufacturer: John Mackintosh & Sons LTD Halifax England
• Manufacturing date: 1940 - 1960

Beautiful tin for the collector.

Description
Triangular vintage toffee tin from Mackintosh for De Luxe Favorites. Rare triangular tin with separate lid. The decoration of this tin consists of a dark blue background with red and gold colored details consisting of red blossom and leaves.

Text on cover "Mackintosh's De Luxe Favorites" Text on sides John Mackintosh & Sons LTD Halifax England. 1 LB Nett.Weight Including Immediate Wrappings.

Condition
This toffee tin is in a good vintage condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Photos are part of the description.

Size

• Height: 5 cm.
• Length: 17.5 cm.
• Width: 20 cm.

Mackintosh's was a British confectionery firm that was principally known for Mackintosh's Toffee and for brands such as Quality Street and Rolo.

The firm was founded by John Mackintosh (1868-1920) and his wife, Violet (née Taylor), who bought a pastry shop in Halifax with their joint savings of £100 in 1890, the year that they married. Violet, who had been a confectioner's assistant before her marriage, ran the shop and her husband continued to work at a cotton mill. To attract customers, they decided to sell a special toffee. Violet developed a recipe which blended the traditional, brittle English butterscotch with soft, American caramel, and they sold the toffee as Mackintosh's Celebrated Toffee. The toffee's success enabled Mackintosh to expand the business beyond Halifax by 1894. Indeed, it was so successful that it "ultimately transformed popular understanding of the term 'toffee', previously a description of any sugar or boiled sweet".

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