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

Does that list say Apostles?!. Lovely tin, shame the apostles etc are no longer with it!

 

Apostle spoons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostle_spoon

https://www.google.com/search?q=apo...p4LiAhVEiOAKHWPDB04Q_AUIDigB&biw=1536&bih=754

~Cheryl

 

That's a lovely tin, Bou!!! Such fun to collect them, then fill them up!!!

 

Funny, that's what I was imagining they were, but did not think they were something widespread. Thought just a collection the tin owner had. There were 12 apostles once Judas was out, & people often had settings for 12, so...

 

Lovely tin Bou !!! ... Joy.

 

They were generally display items. The tin is really cool; we don't get those old British sweetie tins here. American ones sometimes, but the graphics aren't as cool.

 

My Mum had apostle spoons,they were like teaspoons and we used them...they weren't silver though xx

 

I love tins! They hold so much!

 

Thank you,lovely Joy x xxx

 

Apostle spoons are really common here - heavens, we've found something new for @Bronwen. You get really nice silver ones, but the most usual are just chrome. I do like them.

 

Thank you Aqui <3
My fave thing to do is to find a tin I have stashed and forgotten about,it happens more often than you may think :O and love going through the forgotten contents!

 

That is why I love boxes. Beautiful boxes.

I have my parents' apostle cake forks now. Silver and very pretty.

 

Maker of the inventory does enumerate the silver spoons separately from the others, & OBB says they were typically chrome.

Apparently never caught on in the US. I have to stick to identifying apostles on cameos.

 

Bou, you made me look!

I have a bunch of tins in various "hiding places" - mostly in my office - but you inspired me to go looking... Here's the first one I found. It's not OLD, but I think it's pretty!

It's hinged across the back.

When I opened it, look what I found!

That little scrap of paper says FLAT SHEEP - and that's exactly what's in there: a ton of FLAT SHEEP!

I doubt that anyone else here has a TIN FULL OF FLAT SHEEP!

 

Can't think of anyone....

 

Baa baa flat sheep, are you made of wool?

 

Nope! Most are metal: pewter, painted pewter, even sterling silver!

 

I could easily become a collector of tins. Do have a few. This is the largest & longest with me. Bought with my little bit of allowance money in a resale/junk shop, along with a tiny, broken clay figure of a Chinese peasant. The tin has become a bit dinged from having been packed for shipping by someone with an alcohol problem, but still love her. She sits atop my refrigerator. About 11 inches tall.

 

It seems I could refill it.

https://www.hktvmall.com/hktv/en/main/Play-Fun/s/H5522002/Supermarket/Supermarket/Snacks-&-Desserts/Candy/Coconut -Candy-&-Ginger-candy/Coconut-Candy-Soft-260g-4891714260233/p/H5522002_S_FD90366

 

Love all these tins! I picked one up today myself, loving the Egyptian design. According to this website (https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/Y7V3SWUIG7DUKW43REPKPYXLSJ4KPUTB), it's made between 1900-1930.