Tom Smith's Christmas Toy Crackers
Box Lid
1890-1910 (made)
1890-1910 (made)
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Remains of a box lid for a box of Christmas crackers; card covered with a dark brown paper patterned with lighter brown mushroom shapes. On the top is a label printed in colours with the title TOM SMITH'S CHRISTMAS TOY CRACKERS. The label shows a young woman with leaves and flowers in a snow scene. On the lower right side is a royal crest and BY APPOINTMENT TO H M THE QUEEN. On the underside of the lid is a printed label showing the words BY APPOINTMENT TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN (Edward VII) TOM SMITH'S CHRISTMAS TOY CRACKERS with instructions and an illustration of a man and woman. This label suggests that this particular box was issued after 1901 although it had been designed before.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Tom Smith's Christmas Toy Crackers (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Card |
| Brief description | Christmas Cracker Box Lid; English; 1890-1910 |
| Physical description | Remains of a box lid for a box of Christmas crackers; card covered with a dark brown paper patterned with lighter brown mushroom shapes. On the top is a label printed in colours with the title TOM SMITH'S CHRISTMAS TOY CRACKERS. The label shows a young woman with leaves and flowers in a snow scene. On the lower right side is a royal crest and BY APPOINTMENT TO H M THE QUEEN. On the underside of the lid is a printed label showing the words BY APPOINTMENT TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN (Edward VII) TOM SMITH'S CHRISTMAS TOY CRACKERS with instructions and an illustration of a man and woman. This label suggests that this particular box was issued after 1901 although it had been designed before. |
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| Credit line | Given by Eileen A. Brock |
| Object history | Belonged to the donor's mother Amy Kate Grahame Piercy |
| Production | Made by: Smith's Crackers England |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.147-1993 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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