Description:
This listing is for an authentic antique National Biscuit Company advertising tin box. This striking early 20th-century lithographed container features an evocative, highly detailed sepia-toned pastoral scene across the lid, highlighting a shepherd monitoring a grazing flock of sheep beneath a mature tree canopy. The panoramic countryside theme gracefully wraps entirely around the side panels with continuous rural landscape illustrations. A critical discovery for serious advertising collectors is the crisp, deeply embossed inner factory trademark stamp located directly on the interior base, featuring the iconic \"N.B.C. Trade Mark Uneeda\" cross-and-oval emblem, confirming its early production status with the legendary conglomerate.Specifications:
- Manufacturer: National Biscuit Company (N.B.C. / Nabisco)
- Brand Line: Uneeda Biscuits
- Motif: Sepia Pastoral Countryside Landscape / Shepherd & Sheep
- Design Type: Hinged lid rectangular container
- Maker Markings: Raised embossed internal N.B.C. Uneeda trademark stamp
- Length: Approximately 11.25 x 8 x 2.75 inches; 1 lb 12 oz weight
- Country of Origin: United States
- Estimated Manufacture Period: 1910–1920
Condition:
The antique lithographed metal body exhibits authentic age-related cosmetic features throughout, presenting scattered superficial scratches, localized surface scuffs, shallow corner indentations, and light atmospheric graying along the unprotected outer margins. The detailed rustic lid scenery and side vignettes remain clear with deep, natural sepia tone density. The rear hinges remain structurally complete and stable, while the clean silver-toned tin interior is exceptionally well preserved with minimal oxidation, showing only faint superficial wear lines.Item is sold as-is.--These items are part of an estate from a collector and carpenter by trade (descended from other crafts-persons, mostly in Connecticut). Payment required within 48 hours of sale\'s end. All items from a smoke-free environment. Please check out theother itemsfrom this collection!
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