Rare Ballarat Australian Sunshine Biscuit Confectionery Co Tin 1900s




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Reference Number: Avaluer:1685704
Original Description:
A rare and beautiful original Australian ‘Fancy Dainty Biscuits’ tin, made in Melbourne by Wilson Bros for the Ballarat based ‘Sunshine Biscuit & Confectionery Pty Ltd’.The tin has an inky dark cblue print over a gold ground to nice effect and clearly shows Oriental influences with its bamboo motif and Bluebirds flitting about. The tri-footed buttress like legs add an Art Nouveau era feel also.This print repeats 3 times around the tin with further nice embossing and print to t...he lid. A beautiful and rare tin, in very acceptable condition as shown.Height 15.5cm, weight 240 Grams. This tin came from the Sunshine Biscuit Factory in Ballarat. James Long established a confectionery business in Ballarat in 1854 and in 1921 it was known as the Sunshine Biscuit Company. In 1923 the factory was destroyed by fire and rebuilt. During World War Two 80% of the factory products went to the armed services. In 1947 the company was known as Ballarat Products Ltd and in 1962 it was called Sunshine Biscuits Ltd. In 1977 the factory was used to produce dry pet food (Friskies). The building was closed in 1991 and the site developed to include a supermarket, shops and housing. Up till about the late 1950s biscuits were mostly not packaged but sold loose by the pound in grocery stores. Broken biscuits were also sold at a cheaper price. Some biscuits were also sold at that time in smaller tins. We have listed several other pieces jewellery, silver, decorative art and collectables. Please refer to our other listings, we’re always pleased to combine postage costs to save you money. Rare Ballarat Australian Sunshine Biscuit Confectionery Co Tin 1900s


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