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These are 27 cream cartons made of waxed cardboard cream colour with a green decoration of a rural scene. There are 75 plain card lids and 69 lids with green and red christmas decoration of holly. There is also an inscription on carton: 'Pure Rich Cream' and on the lids: 'With the season's Greetings'. Size 3 cartons.

27 cream cartons and 144 lids: waxed cardboard; good conditionInscription on carton: Pure Rich Cream: Inscription on base of carton: Dairy Supply Co. Ltd. Park Royal London NW10 Size 3 Made in England

[Possibly this size sold for 6d when full of cream] statement by Mr Lucas, MERL Miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 19 February 2014 – The Lucas Collection contains objects (88/23–88/43) and documents (D90/8/1–21) donated by Mr H. B. Lucas, a farmer and dairyman. Mr Lucas kept chickens, cows and pigs on his smallholding in Whitley Wood Road, Reading, and retired in 1971. The Lucas family farmed in a small way at Lane End Farm in Shinfield, Reading, from the end of the nineteenth century. Mr Lucas’ grandfather built Lane End House, and brought threshing machines to Berkshire, and his uncle was a threshing tackle contractor with premises opposite the farm. The objects in the Collection were used by Mr Lucas on his smallholding and in conjunction with his dairy business. The documents (now in the MERL Archives) consist of show catalogues for poultry and fancier's associations, prize certificates for eggs and poultry, record cards for egg production and newspaper cuttings about shows.

England

Dairy Supply Co. Ltd. (Distributor)