He pārongo atu anōString cutter Twine box

Description

The printing on the base of this string tin suggests that originally it carried an advertisement for Hudson’s soap. It was used about 1906 in a Petone grocery shop owned by Mr Stutter.

1 green painted twine box, with string cutter. Distributed to retailers as a promotional item by Hudsons Soap, Liverpool, England. Has “November 1906” scratched on the bottom of the tin in a large script.

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