Article about: Hey guys, For Christmas this year I got a Princess Mary Tin. Nice way to honour the memory and history of Christmas 1914 - 2014. My son took quite a shining to it and tried to fit a lego tru
For Christmas this year I got a Princess Mary Tin.
Nice way to honour the memory and history of Christmas 1914 - 2014.
My son took quite a shining to it and tried to fit a lego truck in it.
There were tears when I took it away, there would've been tears if he broke the lid off as well.....
Cheers mate,
I've wanted one for 20 years since I first saw my mates Princess Mary Tin.
Although I remember his as being smaller.
Did they come in different sizes? I heard some had pipes and tobacco etc... and lollies.
Were they filled with all the same goodies or was it a lucky dip?
Was there a difference between British tins and New Zealand tins maybe?
The official tins are all the same size, but the contents varied, the most common seems to have been with a packet of tobacco and cigarettes inside, a xmas card, some photos and in the cardboard box they were packed in there was a pen and a pipe. Other versions could contain sweets, or spices depending on who they were intended for.
Thanks Jerry,
I see . Your display is nice to ... more homely ! I cant remember the way they displayed the Princess Mary tin at IWM . I was ambivalent as to the improvement on the WW1 galleries . Somehow the old ones had more effect. The ramp leading down to WW1 displays more clearly layed out . lines of uniforms on manikins undisturbed by other artifacts . I suppose what we collectors look for isn't always how a museum works . The French do museums best for WW1 perhaps ?
Indeed Rob, I did not enjoy the new layout as much as I remember enjoying it on previous visits. As you say, perhaps not designed for collectors, more for app driven, attention span deficit suffering youths.
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