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 63 works related to McVitie & Price.
Made between 1885 and 1942, these objects form part of the Metalwork Collection and Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection. We hold work made from tinplate. Related makers include Barringer, Wallis & Manners, Hudson, Scott & Sons Ltd. and Huntley, Boorne & Stevens.