Old Tea Tins

Unbranded Tea Tins

 

In contrast to tins for other products (cocoa, coffee, tobacciana etc.) tea tins are often unbranded. The sampe design can sometimes be found on branded and unbranded tea tins. Some companies identified their products simply by a paper label on the bottom or on the inside of the lid of the tea tin. In some cases, it is not clear if an unbranded tin is a tea tin, or if it was produced to contain biscuits, candy or maybe yet another product. Motifs from Asia were very much en vogue for tea tins, but also for tins for other food products.

 

Click on the images below to see details of these tins.

The details are best viewed starting with the pictures of the lids.