Tin of Chocolate issued to Boer War Soldiers, 1900

Made:: 1899 in England

maker:: Rowntree

Chocolate box, painted tinplate, with some contents and foil, by Rowntree & Co., York, England, issued to soldiers in the Boer War, 1900.

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Category:: Wellcome (general)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A635087

Materials:: iron, tin plated, tin (foil) and chocolate

Measurements:: overall: 25 mm x 155 mm x 95 mm, .26kg

type:: chocolate boxes

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Tin of Chocolate issued to Boer War Soldiers, 1900

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