Biscuit tins – a bite-sized history
Our collection includes over 800 biscuit tins, produced between 1868 and 1939. Together they offer a tantalising snapshot of changing tastes, consumerism, and technological innovation.
Organisation
Carr & Co.
The V&A has 87 works related to Carr & Co..
Made between 1875 and 1937, these objects form part of the Metalwork Collection and Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection. We hold work made from tinplate, paper (fiber product) and aluminium. Related makers include Hudson, Scott & Sons Ltd., Barringer, Wallis & Manners and Hudson, Scott & Sons.
From the collections
85 objects made by Carr & Co.
Celtic Vase, Pair of Biscuit tins, made for Carr & Co., 1905
Folding pocket calendar by Carr & Co, Print, commissioned by Carr & Co., 1887-1908
Scout, Biscuit tin, manufactured by Hudson, Scott & Sons, 1911
Shell, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1897
Lifeboat, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1925
Dorset, Biscuit tin, manufactured by Barringer, Wallis & Manners, 1937
Juvenile No.1, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1895
Seasons, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1892
Juvenile, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1890
Jubilee, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1887
Folding pocket calendar by Carr & Co, Print, commissioned by Carr & Co., 1887-1908
Folding pocket calendar by Carr & Co, Print, commissioned by Carr & Co., 1887-1908
Folding pocket calendar by Carr & Co, Print, commissioned by Carr & Co., 1887-1908
Pets, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1887
The Snow Queen, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1890
Juvenile No.1, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1890
Christmas Tin, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1892
Norway, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1892
Juvenile (Oblong), Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1892
Ice Maiden, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1892
Isle of Wight, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1892
Juvenile No.1 (Square), Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1892
Juvenile No.2 (Square), Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co.
Juvenile (Nursery Rhymes), Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co.
Juvenile (Cottage), Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1894
Tennyson, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1894
Juvenile No.1 (Marine), Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1896
Animals, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1896
Irish, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1896
Juvenile No.2, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1897
Juvenile No.1 (Kittens), Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1897
Juvenile No.1, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1899
Juvenile Drop Box, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1899
Cash Box, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1901
Kit Bag (Juvenile), Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1902
Coronation, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1902
Coronation Juvenile, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1902
Little Romps, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1902
Egyptian Glove Box, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1902
Little Guardian, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1903
Kit Bag, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1903
Kit Bag, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1903
Sweetheart, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., ca.1903
Greenwood Casket, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co.
White Star, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1908
Lady Blessington Vase, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1911
Mirror, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1924
Art Box, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1924
Golden Casket, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1926
Dice Casket, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1929
Chariot Race, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1936
Tea Caddy, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1936
Highland, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1936
Coronation, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1937
Lily, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1937
Cafe Noir & Cafe Au Lait, Biscuit tin manufacturer's sample, made for Carr & Co., ca.1898
M.J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins (Advertising Ephemera), Biscuit tin manufacturer's sample, made for Carr & Co., ca.1902
M.J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins (Advertising Ephemera), Biscuit tin manufacturer's sample, made for Carr & Co., ca.1906
M.J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins (Advertising Ephemera), Biscuit tin manufacturer's sample, made for Carr & Co., ca.1910
M.J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins (Advertising Ephemera), Biscuit tin manufacturer's sample, made by Hudson, Scott & Sons Ltd., ca.1924
M.J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins (Advertising Ephemera), Biscuit tin manufacturer's sample, made by Hudson, Scott & Sons Ltd., ca.1924
M.J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins (Advertising Ephemera), Biscuit tin manufacturer's sample, made by Hudson, Scott & Sons Ltd., ca.1924
M.J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins (Advertising Ephemera), Biscuit tin manufacturer's sample, made by Hudson, Scott & Sons Ltd., ca.1903
M.J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins (Advertising Ephemera), Price label, made for Carr & Co., ca.1910
M.J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins, (Advertising Ephemera)., Price label, made for Carr & Co., ca.1910
M.J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins, (Advertising Ephemera)., Price label, made for Carr & Co., ca.1910
Lifeboat, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1907
M.J. Franklin Collection of British Biscuit Tins, Biscuit tin, manufactured by Carr & Co., 1889-1900
Elements, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1888
Castle, Biscuit tin, manufactured by Carr & Co., ca.1880
Waterfalls, Biscuit tin, manufactured by Carr & Co., ca.1892
Marigold, Biscuit tin, Hudson, Scott & Sons Ltd., 1894
Bridges, Biscuit tin, by Carr & Co., 1895
Thames, Biscuit tin, by Carr & Co., 1896
Calendar, Biscuit tin, by Carr & Co., 1899
Sheep in the Corn, Biscuit tin, Hudson, Scott & Sons Ltd., 1930
Kitten Satchell, Juvenile, Biscuit tin, by Carr & Co., 1907- Folding pocket calendar by Carr & Co, Print, by Carr & Co., 1887-1908
- Folding pocket calendar by Carr & Co, Print, commissioned by Carr & Co., 1887-1908
- Folding Carr & Co. calendar, Print, commissioned by Carr & Co., 1907
- Folding Carr & Co. calendar, Print, commissioned by Carr & Co., 1907
- Folding Carr & Co. calendar, Print, commissioned by Carr & Co., 1907
- Folding Carr & Co. calendar, Print, commissioned by Carr & Co., 1907
- Carr & Co's Biscuits, Poster, Cooksley, Margaret Murray, 1913
- Crown Derby, Biscuit tin, made for Carr & Co., 1899
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