
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.
The V&A has 92 works related to Hudson, Scott & Sons Ltd..
Made between 1882 and 1939, these objects form part of the Metalwork Collection, Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection and Young V&A Collection. We hold work made from tinplate, leather and Tin. Related makers include Carr & Co., Co-operative Wholesale Society and Macfarlane, Lang & Co..