Sold for A$10
1. Havelock Aromatic Flake Cut Tobacco Tin, Melbourne, 2 oz. 2. State Express Ardath Fine Cut Tobacco Tin, 2 oz. 3. Dunlop Patch-Heat Units Tin. 4. Emergency / Ration / Purpose of Contents / To be consumed only when / no other rations of any kind / are procurable / To open / strip off band insert coin in / corner groove and turn / Notice: Not to be opened except / by order of an officer. Under base: Pat. Number / 464364 / Registered Design / No 809,365.. Tins. Various. Various 1. 80 mm across. 2. 75 mm high. 3. 75 mm high. 4. 108 x 81 mm. Mid 20th century
N/A. (N/A). 1. Fair. Heavily discoloured, hard to read in places. Stains, dints, scratches and wear. Has a bunch of nails inside. 2. Fair. Heavily discoloured with wear and corrosion. Hard to read in places. Some dints and scratches. Has a really small Richards, Sheffield pocket knife inside with a tortoise shell outer. 3. Poor. Heavily corroded, discoloured, worn and so forth throughout. Has rust stuff inside, possibly remnants of the actual kit itself. 4. VG. Corrosion. Some little dints and minor marks. Wear. Solid example of an unusual tin, I presume this is for the army during World War II? Currently has a screw and hairclip inside, so I am guessing not original contents. Estimate: $15-30
