Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles December 2020 Newsletter Available

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Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles Vol. 47 No. 4 – December 2020

Shooting Gallery Targets … George Nelson Wall Clocks … Eisenberg Jewelry …  Biscuit and Candy Tins … Children’s Books …  Readers Write … Collectors’ Gallery … Marks on Costume Jewelry … Prices    

Biscuit Boxes

The first biscuit tins were made in England during the 1830s. Thomas Huntley, a baker, had his brother Joseph, a tinsmith, make some boxes to ship biscuits by stagecoach. The tin container kept the biscuits fresh. The brothers founded a firm that is still working. A method of transfer printing directly on tinplate was patented […]