MURRAY'S BRAND B TOBACCO TIN WITH VINTAGE COIN COLLECTION - SYDNEY CIRCA 1910-1920

A NOTABLE AUSTRALIAN TOBACCO TIN FROM THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTRIGUING COLLECTION OF VINTAGE COINS BUNDLED IN ORIGINAL JUTE TWINE. THE TIN ITSELF IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF PERIOD PACKAGING DESIGN, FEATURING THE DISTINCTIVE MURRAY'S BRANDING AND SYDNEY ADDRESS OF SOLE AGENT WAL BARRACK AT 92A PITT STREET.

TOBACCO TIN SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: MURRAY'S TOBACCO, SYDNEY
- CAPACITY: 8OZ (DUAL MARKING FOR FINEST IMPORTED AND MEDIUM CUT TOBACCO)
- LABEL: ORIGINAL PRINTED CARDBOARD LABEL WITH GOLD AND BLUE TYPOGRAPHY
- DISTRIBUTOR: WAL BARRACK, 92A PITT STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W.
- CONSTRUCTION: CARDBOARD EXTERIOR WITH TIN BASE AND LID

COIN COLLECTION CONTENTS:
THE LOT INCLUDES FOUR BUNDLES OF VINTAGE COINS SECURED WITH ORIGINAL JUTE TWINE, COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 40-50 INDIVIDUAL COINS IN MIXED DENOMINATIONS. COINS VISIBLE INCLUDE:
- BRITISH PENNIES AND HALFPENNIES (COPPER)
- UNITED STATES LINCOLN CENTS (COPPER)
- BRITISH SHILLINGS AND OTHER DENOMINATIONS (SILVER-COLOURED)
- ADDITIONAL LOOSE COINS IN VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS

COIN DENOMINATIONS AND DATES SPAN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES, WITH SEVERAL COINS BEARING DATES FROM THE 1890S THROUGH 1920S PERIOD.

CONDITION:
THE TOBACCO TIN SHOWS HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH A CENTURY-OLD CARDBOARD CONTAINER. THE PRINTED LABEL REMAINS LEGIBLE WITH ORIGINAL COLOUR AND DESIGN LARGELY INTACT, THOUGH EDGES SHOW MINOR FOXING. THE TIN LID AND BASE SHOW SURFACE OXIDATION TYPICAL OF FERROUS METAL EXPOSED TO TIME. THE JUTE TWINE BINDINGS ON THE COIN BUNDLES ARE BRITTLE AND PARTIALLY FRAYED, AS EXPECTED FOR NATURAL FIBRE OF THIS AGE, BUT REMAIN FUNCTIONAL AND ADD TO THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE PRESENTATION.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
THIS LOT REPRESENTS A FASCINATING SNAPSHOT OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN COMMERCE AND PERSONAL COLLECTING HABITS. THE MURRAY'S TOBACCO TIN IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF PERIOD PACKAGING DESIGN AND BRANDING, WHILST THE COIN COLLECTION SUGGESTS EITHER A COLLECTOR'S ACCUMULATION OR A MERCHANT'S CHANGE RESERVE FROM THE ERA. THE PRESENCE OF BOTH BRITISH AND AMERICAN COINS REFLECTS THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PATTERNS AND CURRENCY CIRCULATION OF THE PERIOD.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THE ORIGINAL GROUPING OF TIN AND COINS TOGETHER SUGGESTS THEY HAVE BEEN STORED AS A UNIT FOR MANY DECADES, LIKELY SINCE THE EARLY-TO-MID 20TH CENTURY.

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

11689+37

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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