Object number
86/233/1-6
Creator
Description
These are six small snuff tins made by Joseph & Henry Wilson Ltd. of Sheffield, Yorkshire. Each tin is for a different variety of snuff, as follows: 1) Finest Menthol snuff, 2) Jockey Club perfume, 3) Aniseed snuff, 4) Wallflower perfume, 5) Medicated No. 99 snuff, 6) S. P. No 1. snuff. They are inscribed 'Joseph & Henry Wilson Ltd. // Westbrook Mill // Sheffield // [S11 8YY]'.
Physical description
6 tins of snuff: good condition.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: SNUFF // Accession number: 86/233/1-6 // Classification: TRADES & PROFESSIONS Tobacconist // Negative number: // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from, date: Mr J. CREASEY, MERL, The University, Reading September 1986 // Store: small object // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 14.10.86 // Description: 6 small tins of snuff from J. & H. WILSON // Suppliers of quality snuff since 1833 // 1) Finest Menthol Snuff // 2) Jockey Club Perfume // 3) Aniseed snuff // 4) Wallflower perfume // 5) Medicated No. 99 Snuff // 6) S. P. No 1. Snuff. // Dimensions: Each box 4.5 x 3.5 x 1.0cm. // Associated information: Inscription: Joseph & Henry Wilson Ltd. // Westbrook Mill // Sheffield // [S11 8YY] // References:'
Production place
Sheffield
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15135.tif - High resolution image
