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"One of the Largest Private Collections to Come on the Market"Queen Victoria Chocolate Tin Box
In 1899 the Queen sent a box (tin) of chocolates to all the Officers and Soldiers serving in South Africa during the Second Boer War. Imprinted on the lid:
South Africa 1900
I wish you a very happy New Year –
Victoria
The tin contained chocolate from one of the 3 suppliers, J.S. Fry& Sons, Cadbury Brothers Ltd. and Rowntree & Company Ltd. All three Companies donated the chocolates at no charge.
The tin box was designed by Barclays & Fry Ltd. of Southwark and was paid for by the Queen. A total of 123,000 tins of chocolate was was sent to the troops by the end of 1900.
Presumably Churchill received one of these but I can’t claim that this was the one.
They are quite collectable by Boer War collectors.
Item #797
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