
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 302 works related to Huntley & Palmers.
Made between 1865 and 1949, these objects form part of the Metalwork Collection, Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection and Young V&A Collection. We hold work made from tinplate, paper (fiber product) and brass (alloy). Related makers include Huntley, Boorne & Stevens, Barringer, Wallis & Manners and Huntley & Boorne.