A novelty Huntley & Palmers biscuit tin in the form of eight belted books. Huntley and Palmers have a long history of novelty tins for their biscuits dating back to 1850. The 'bound books' style was made between 1900 and 1924. Although there is loss to the lithographed surface, the tin is otherwise in good order. The books included are: History of England, Pilgrims Progress, Burns, Pickwick papers, Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels, Self Help & Shakespeare. Dimensions approx. L 16cm D 12cm H 16cm
