Vintage 1978 Sunshine Biscuit DoubleSided Cookie Tin/Trays RARE River Boat Motif
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:19331051 | Brand: Sunshine Biscuits--Limited Edition |
| date of Creation: 1978 | Featured Refinements: Vintage Tin |
| Type of Advertising: Tin/Trays |
-Vintage 1978 Sunshine Biscuits Collectible Cookie Tin/Trays
-RARE River Boat Motif featuring gorgeous Currier & Ives lithographs
"ROUNDING A BEND" ON THE MISSISSIPPI and "THE MISSISSIPPI IN TIME OF PEACE"
Sunshine Biscuits Inc
1978 Limited Edition Collectible Cookie Tin
Currier & Ives Lithograph reproduction of the 1866 and 1865 pictures
Reversible pictured Tin
First picture/tray (top) shows "ROUNDING A BEND" ON THE MISSISSIPPI ...-Interior printed text as follows:
A REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL HAND-COLORED CURRIER AND IVES LITHOGRAPH, 1866.
THREE STEAMBOATS RACE IN THE MOONLIGHT. COMPETITION
FOR PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC INTRODUCED THE ELEMENT OF SPEED TO STEAMBOATING, AND ALMOST EVERY
TRIP BECAME A FORMAL OR AN IMPROMPTU RACE.
Second picture/tray (tin bottom) shows - "THE MISSISSIPPI IN TIME OF PEACE" Interior printed text as follows:
A REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL HANDCOLDRED CURRIER AND IVES LITHOGRAPH, 1965.
LIFE ON THE RIVER IN THE FIRST POST WAR YEAR. AGAIN THE MISSISSIPPI IS A UNIFYING RIVER. LINKING NORTH AND SOUTH. MAKINGTHE NATION ONE. GLEAMING, WHITE, TWINSTACKED STEAMBOATS TRAVEL THE RIVER ALONG WITH TYPICAL FLAT BOATS.
This big 14.5 inch tin/tray has minor wear/rust but is still a wonderful piece in collectable condition. You will want this one for your collection!
Thank you and Happy Collecting!
