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HMC - The Harrow Museum Collection
S - Social History
2 - Domestic and Family Life
Title
Pastry cutter tin
Repository
Harrow Museum Collection
Ref No
HMC/S/2/1990:150.8
ObjectNumber
1990:150.8
Date
1930s
Description
Round white metal tin with hinged domed lid. Cream body with printed green lettering reading "PASTRY CUTTERS". Printed on base: "TALA / MADE IN ENGLAND". Lid painted green.
Comments
Best known for its baking and cake decorating products, Tala was first founded in 1899 by Frederick Taylor and Thomas Law, as Taylor Law & Co. Ltd. The colourful kitchenware was advertised to housewives for its 'beauty and efficiency'.
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Object Name
Tin
Materials
Metal
AssociatedObjectNumber
Another example of Tala tin: 1997:196.1
Location
On Display
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