Vintage candy tin from the 1960s - 1970s Mackintosh Quality Street

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Vintage candy tin from the 1960s - 1970s Mackintosh Quality Street

• Manufacturer: Rowntree Mackintosh Ltd
• Date of manufacture: 1970s

Description
Large round tin for mackintosh Quality Street toffees with loose lid from the 1960s - 1970s. The decoration of this tin consists of a white background with gray details. On the lid an image of a soldier in costume and a young lady dressed in purple, a dog and in the background a boy with a hoop. On the side of the tin a repeating panorama of the lady and soldier on a carriage with horse, walking and cycling in an English street. further decorated with the text "Mackintosh Quality Street".

The origin of the lady and soldier that has been the image of Mackintosh's chocolate fudge for decades is surprising. They are, in fact, characters from a play called "Quality Street." This piece was written by J.M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan. Apparently, the play inspired Mackintosh's sweet makers so much, they named their then-new product directly after it.

Condition
This Mackintosh Quality Street candy tin is in an original vintage condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Photos are part of the description.

Size

• Height: 17 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 colour 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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