Ovaltine tin with contents : c.1955
It is not every day you get given a 70 year old "out of date" tin of ... and I will admit it is not everyone who could have been as thrilled as I was upon receiving such a gift! An old pal had seen these in a charity shop window and knowing my delight at old packaging and has kindly presented me with an early Christmas present. You do see such items around but seldom still with their contents and in generally such good condition.
Ovaltine was the product of A. Wander Ltd. of London although their laboratories, factory and associated farms were north of the city in King's Langley in Hertfordshire where the factory was, for many years, a local landmark seen off the West Coast Main Line. The company, of Swiss origin and original producers of Ovomaltine, opened the King's Langley site in 1913 but production here ceased in 2001.
The cardboard container has various information panels and includes the price of 2/6d (12.5p) and that it is for the "home market"; those for overseas climes were generally in tin containers. It has no date but the Royal Warrant is for the late King George VI so it post-dates 1952/3 and is, I'd say, c.1955.
Ovaltine tin with contents : c.1955
It is not every day you get given a 70 year old "out of date" tin of ... and I will admit it is not everyone who could have been as thrilled as I was upon receiving such a gift! An old pal had seen these in a charity shop window and knowing my delight at old packaging and has kindly presented me with an early Christmas present. You do see such items around but seldom still with their contents and in generally such good condition.
Ovaltine was the product of A. Wander Ltd. of London although their laboratories, factory and associated farms were north of the city in King's Langley in Hertfordshire where the factory was, for many years, a local landmark seen off the West Coast Main Line. The company, of Swiss origin and original producers of Ovomaltine, opened the King's Langley site in 1913 but production here ceased in 2001.
The cardboard container has various information panels and includes the price of 2/6d (12.5p) and that it is for the "home market"; those for overseas climes were generally in tin containers. It has no date but the Royal Warrant is for the late King George VI so it post-dates 1952/3 and is, I'd say, c.1955.