Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #170719 in Books
• Published on: 1999-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 168 pages

Customer Reviews

Why Are So Many Biscuit Tins Square?
For those in the field of biscuit tin collecting this is a long-awaited new edition of Franklin's famous 1979 'British Biscuit Tins 1868-1939, An Aspect of Decorative Packaging'. The publishers have gone to considerable trouble to completely revise the book, the main part of their efforts being the new layout and photographic manipulation which is a great improvement on the old edition. In the old edition each tin had equal emphasis, whereas in the the new there are some excellent blow-ups of a selection of tins which allows close inspection of the fine details. On the whole the photographs are better technically in terms of contrast, brightness etc. A few are slightly worse. While the book still follows a loose chronological order, there are themed pages for various subjects and series of tins. The publishers have also written some informative text on the tins, the tin makers and designers. Although there is nothing new in this it is useful for collectors who are new to the subject. I found a couple of mistakes had been iterated from the previous edition but this may be because the publishers did not wish to or could not change MJ Franklin's original text. An essential reference for all biscuit tin collectors.