KEEN'S MUSTARD TIN 1890's THE DOG & THE SHADOW LITHO
There is visible wear. Paint loss, hinges on inside lid, dents, and patina. SEE ALL PHOTOS AS THEY ARE A LARGE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION
RARE Victorian c1890's Keen's Mustard Tin with Aesop's Fables
Side pictures: The Sheppard's Boy
The Dog in The Manager
The Ass and His Master
The Old Man and His Sons
The Dog and the Shadow
In good condition
Keen's Mustard has a history extending back to the 18th century. The first mustard factory in London was opened by Messrs Keen & Sons at Garlick Hill in 1742, and in the 1890s the chimes of the Royal Exchange, set to the well known song 'The Roast Beef of Old England', could be heard, during a lull in the traffic, at Keen's factory. Part of the factory was sealed off for manufacture of washing blue, because everything, including the workers, bore a shade of blue. Mustard tins too were made, and there was a penny tin packing room SELLER WILL CHOOSE METHOD OF SHIPPING