eskimo Posted 2 January , 2005 Share Posted 2 January , 2005 Hi Pals, Help please, as anyone a picture of a genuine xmas box issued to soldiers in xmas 1914, i have seen 2 for sale one at £35, and one at £26, but i am not sure if they are genuine or copies, they are brass about 4inch, by 3inch. if genuine are the prices good? Regards Eskimo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Poilu Posted 2 January , 2005 Share Posted 2 January , 2005 Average price for a decent condition empty tin these days is around £18 - £30. There are some modern copies around but these are easily distinguished from the originals. Authentic 1914 tins are still so plentiful there is no reason to buy a copy. Type 'Mary Tin' into the forum search and you will find many previous descussions/links etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandsonMichael Posted 2 January , 2005 Share Posted 2 January , 2005 Hi Eskimo, Please have a look at this thread: http://1914-1918.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=25660 before you take the punge! Regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandsonMichael Posted 2 January , 2005 Share Posted 2 January , 2005 Just invented a new word: punge, wonder what it means? Let's stick to plunge.... Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 2 January , 2005 Share Posted 2 January , 2005 It must mean the opposite of expunge. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Bowbrick Posted 2 January , 2005 Share Posted 2 January , 2005 I have one spare at the moment and it has its original 1914 Xmas card - offers? Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 2 January , 2005 Share Posted 2 January , 2005 I have one spare at the moment and it has its original 1914 Xmas card - offers? Ian Would take you up on your offer - but I got one matching your description yesterday from a Clevedon antiques shop in very nice condition. Price - £23.40. Looks good with the Mary pencil I got years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Bowbrick Posted 2 January , 2005 Share Posted 2 January , 2005 Good deal. However someone has just reserved said item and the offer is now closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandsonMichael Posted 3 January , 2005 Share Posted 3 January , 2005 It must mean the opposite of expunge. Very pungent....Tom.....I had to look this one up in the dictionary! Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Samson Posted 3 January , 2005 Share Posted 3 January , 2005 Just invented a new word: punge, wonder what it means? I have it on good authority that "punge" is the seasonal version of "plunge", often used in Kent at this time of year. Well, it is Noel after all! Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted 3 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 3 January , 2005 Hi Pals, Thanks for the advice.. I will now expunge myself of this pungent thread and scrabble off without a photo!!! Regard h.n.y to all Eskimo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Poilu Posted 3 January , 2005 Share Posted 3 January , 2005 I will now expunge myself of this pungent thread and scrabble off without a photo!!! Eskimo, Did you do a search as I suggested in my first reply?! This will give you endless info and links to Princess Mary tins including pictures. Here is the search for you. http://1914-1918.org/forum/index.php?act=S...ghlite=mary+tin The 5th from the bottom is good for starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted 3 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 3 January , 2005 Hi Giles Sorry i did'nt react to your advice i will now... Cheers Eskimo.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikB Posted 3 January , 2005 Share Posted 3 January , 2005 Put "mary tin" into the search box on eBay. There are nearly 20 going on there at time of writing, and all have photos, a few of them almost microscopically good. Regards, MikB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsowerby Posted 7 January , 2005 Share Posted 7 January , 2005 Saw a Lovely one in Battlesbridge last week, fully intact bar 2 ciggies gone from the packet. He wanted a few quid for it mind. Slightly off topic, he also had a Queen Victoria Boer War Chocolate tin...with the original Frys chocolate still inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hill 60 Posted 7 January , 2005 Share Posted 7 January , 2005 I saw one of those Boer War tins with the chocolate still in it for around £100. The choccy did not look healthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPotter Posted 7 January , 2005 Share Posted 7 January , 2005 Paul Hinckley's website Old Contemptible.com used to have an excellent section all about these tins. He identified six different varieties and explained their history, manufacture, contents and issue, but the links within the site now appear defunct. I had saved the web page and will try and attach it here in a separate post. There was also a table categorising the differences. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPotter Posted 7 January , 2005 Share Posted 7 January , 2005 Here is the old web page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPotter Posted 7 January , 2005 Share Posted 7 January , 2005 And another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPotter Posted 7 January , 2005 Share Posted 7 January , 2005 And finally the identification table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted 8 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 8 January , 2005 Hi Steve, Thanks for the info, pity about the pics but interesting all the same.. Regards Eskimo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPotter Posted 8 January , 2005 Share Posted 8 January , 2005 Eskimo, I still have the large size bitmap images of all 6 tins, but at approx 770 KB each they are too big to post here. I could convert them to jpegs, if anyone was interested, but that would take some time. Would the gallery be a more suitable depository for them perhaps? Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted 9 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 9 January , 2005 Hi Steve, Thanks for your post, From my point of view i've now managed to see quite a few in the flesh so to speak, but by all means post in the gallery if you wish, others may well be interested. Regards Eskimo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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