FOUR VARIOUS PAINTED TRUNK BOXES , all painted two by MCFARLANE LANG & Co. and two by Huntley & Palmer

First by Macfarlane, Lang & Co. “ TRUNK “ with hinged lid. This box has a lot of fine detailed printing and embossing on it. The luggage labels are of all the main steamships companies of the day, i.e. Counard, Orient itp..

Length 5 in., Height 2 in., Depth 3 3/4in.

Second by Macfarlane, Lang & Co. “ TRUNK “ with Hinged lid.
Length 6 in., Height 4 in., Depth 4 in.

Third and fourth by Huntley & Palmer , manufacture probably by probably Huntley , boorne & Stevens.
Biscuit Tin in Form of “Pencil Case”
Simulated leather with handle top; H & P on top; bottom marked "Huntley & Palmers/Biscuits,/Reading & London./England"; 2"t. (case), 8 1/4"w., 2 1/8"d.
The two leather straps and the brass buckles are embossed on this charming little tin.“ ORIENT” Biscuit Tin with hinged lid.The last in a series of this shape and size. It is very ingeniously decorated; on first sight one thinks the suitcase is covered in plasted-on labels , but in fact they are labels giving the names of various H & P biscuits. A further witty touch is the little hand written luggage label which reads “ from Reading” .30,000 know to have been produced.

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