Featured Thought I'd show you one of my sweet boxes x x x

I saw a nice sweetie box on here this week,it wasn't as old as first thought but was still gorgeous!

I have a tonne of old sweet and chocolate boxes, I just buy them at booties and fill them with stuff.
This one I have had for ages but thought I'd dig it out, it's sweet ( geddit!) as it still has most of the paper covering on it.

I had never heard of these sweets,and it's ages since I did any research on it and anything that I may have found out about it I have forgotten but I've just seen they changed their name in 1948 so this must be from before then.

I found a list in it when I got it, so cute!




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A ping for @Shangas . Inside of this tin is what a properly old one looks.

I reckon that's pre war, Bou. I love the image: Osterley is now a suburb of London.

 

That's a really cute tin, Bou! Looks like someone used it to store their silverware!

 

It is lovely Bou, and a nice old one.

Love that too, with that village church. Not sure Osterley ever looked like that, but it is the charm of it that counts.
I think SBS is right, the list seems to be of the silverware kept in the box, really nice.

Yep.

 

Oh, Osterley very much looked like that. There are some truly ancient churches and the odd mediaevel building survives.

 

Lol, you are right, I thought it was a list of food! Tbh, I didn't even know it was in there til I looked in it today,and have had it years.
I only gave it a cursory glance,thought she was buying two sugar loaves :O

Goodness how I wish the spoons were still in it, I have some of my own treasures in it but always room for more natch
I LOVE old packaging,have a real penchant for it ,got dozens of old boxes

Mrs, B, pre war ! That's so so cool...thank you everyone x x ​

 

It must be tongs she's written then,not loaves​

 

Osterey is POSH! I just looked!

 

I used to have a vast collection of these. Still have about half a dozen with personal collections. AF kindly gifted me a very local one, bless him.

 

Great graphics on this one. Nice.

 

Are they all sweetie tins,Mrs. B? Or are some biscuits? xx

 

Thank you Lucille, I do think it's pretty x x

 

The original collection was everything from sweeties, to Oxo, biscuits, pastilles, sewing needles, toffees, pills, tobacco, gramophone needles and all sorts of things. I liked it, but it took up a vast amount of space!

 

Oh my ... I didn't even think of all those things ... I have some old Cadbury tins. I think I have a gramophone needle box too actually,now you mention it
OT but have you ever read A Little Princess,Mrs B? There was a bit in it I LOVED as a child, I think Sara had a toffee tin that she filled with stuff she loved. Well...I think it was A Little Princess. Need to read it again to make sure. Some bits of books stay with you forever don't they! I remember the feeling of loving the toffee tin bit but not entirely sure which book t was :/

 

Cool graphics. I bet it lends a nice bit of atmosphere chez Boudicca.

Osterly? Isn't there a famous country house there, Osterly Park?

 

Yes there is, I just saw some pics of it!

 

You might have to click on it, but:

 

There is indeed a splendid house. And also a very splendid Art Deco Tube station. It's Grade II listed: http://www.modernistbritain.co.uk/post/building/Osterley+Station/

 

I remember that, love it.

 

What sort of flatware is an 'apostle'? Or is that to distinguish those 6 spoons from the plain & silver ones listed above?