File:City of York 1914 Christmas Gift Tin YORCM 2007 212 2.JPG
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Christmas gift tin
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Christmas gift tin |
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Pressed steel 'tin'. Hinged lid printed with design incorporating allied nation's flags. In 1914, the City of York sent a gift of a decorative tin full of Rowntree’s chocolate to all of York’s men then serving in the armed forces. This was organised by the Lord Mayor, John Bowes Morrell, and the Sheriff of York, Oscar Rowntree, both of whom were directors of Rowntree’s. |
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| Date | 1914 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Steel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 2.2 cm (0.8 in); width: 14.8 cm (5.8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Credit line | Courtesy of York Museums Trust | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | 'The Lord Mayor of York, John Bowes Morrell and the Sheriff, Oscar F. Rowntree, send best wishes for a Happy Christmas and a bright New Year to all York men who are serving their King and Country. Christmas 1914' | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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