recent op-shop finds; in red, blue & the black tea tray table, add to the growing collection. i know from the advertising inside just one of the lids that the tins in this design were from the New Zealand Choysa tea company. now owned by multinational Unilever i wonder if they will reply to my email request for information? i do hope so, i just can't find a thing out about them, though if they don't i'll still have the promise of, and the thrill of finding a new colour, shape or object of it's kind.
The collection is so grown it now requires a purpose beyond it's own beauty to justify it's continued existence. kitchen or craft room storage whichever, they need a shelf all of their own so i can look at their shiny prettiness and purr.
Now that IS a lovely collection! Fresh flavour and lively lift, I could do with some of that... xxxx
ReplyDeleteYes Yes Yes I would love to find some darling tins
ReplyDeleteGreat to have you back on the airwaves Max! Congratulations on the cause of the silence!!
ReplyDeleteLovely tins, I'm sorry I can't shed any light on their age, but maybe they pre-date my memory of such things (circa 1975 is about as far back as I can channel my childhood!!) I still have the tea tin my mum kept her loose tea leaves in, but alas Siamese dancing girl isn't retro-cool-enough to be on display, so it's kept in the cupboard! S:)
The perfect little collection- pretty and practical (for filling with stuff).
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Ooh I like, very pretty. And kind of Christmassy too.
ReplyDeleteI collected old tins for a while, and really loved them.
ReplyDeleteMax!! Those tins are gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope to see you at the Shabby Chic Market tomorrow!
I'm loving the new header, it's fabulous!
O,yes, I was having a Molko lyric phase...I just got tired of trying to come up with interesting post titles!
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I seriously love old tins! but so now does my little boy and they end up in his room. Brilliant blog, popped over from blog school after you dropped into my Ridgeway Cottage Anyhow.
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