Item - Vintage Large Blue Sharps Assorted Super-Kreem Toffee Tin produced for Edward Sharp & Sons Limited of Maidstone, Kent, England, Circa 1960s.
Maker - Metal Box of Mansfield, England
Produced For - Edward Sharp & Sons Limited of Maidstone, Kent, England
Marks - Tin stamped to the base with company details. printed to the rear with 1 MB (Metal Box Company Reference); the tin also retains it's original paper sticker to the front (please see photos).
Circa - 1960s
Construction - Tin
Country of Origin - England
Dimensions - 4" by 4.5"
Weight - 64 gram
Condition - Very Good Used Condition though some light areas of rubbing and surface scratches (please see all photos)
Other Interesting Points - The 'Large Blue' Butterfly was declared extinct in Britain in 1979 but was reintroduced in 1984......after discovering more about it's unusual life cycle.
http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/article/9/103/large_blue_butterflies_back_in_britain.html
(Please see all Photos).
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