Tin
| Nom de l'objet : | Tin |
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| Type de l'objet : | Gift |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Personal Carrying & Storage Gear |
| Matériaux : | Metal, Brass |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2024.09.01 |
| Culture : | Nova Scotian Canadian |
| Date de début de production : | 1914-01-01 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1920-12-31 |
| Description : | Princess Mary Christmas gift box named to a Nova Scotian soldier; Brass rectangular box with clamshell lid; Top embossed with profile of Princess Mary in circle in centre with a decorative 'M' on either side; All four sides have embossing of decoration including four circles, one in each corner and on either side, with "Belgium" "Japan" "Russia" "Monte Negro" "Serbia" "France"; Top centre has embossed "Imperium Britannicum" and "Christmas 1914" along the bottom; Inside top lid has etched the name, regiment, "Fort MacNab / from The Princess Mary/ / 1915 |
| Commentaires : | This item was purchased by Peter Patterson at an auction. The item was given to Colonel Oland and obviously passed down through family members and ended up an an auction. |
| Fonctions : | In November 1914, Princess Mary took to the media inviting contributions to her idea / project "Sailors & Soldiers Christmas Fund" so that everyone serving under the King could receive a token of appreciation for Christmas. The response was overwhelming and it was decided that everyone would receive a brass box containing a pipe, lighter and tobacco for smokers, while non-smokers and boys received a little notepad, a bullet pencil, and a packet of sweets, and nurses received chocolates. All boxes also received a Christmas card and a photo of the Princess herself. The fund raised enough money to produce tins for all serving Empire personnel as well as P.O.W.s and families of soldiers Killed in Action. Over two million tins were produced. It took until 1920 to send all the boxes out. |
| Hauteur : | 3 cm |
| Longueur : | 9 cm |
| Largeur : | 13 cm |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Halifax |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |