Vintage candy tin for Mackintosh's Toffees

Vintage candy tin for Mackintosh's Toffees. 

• Manufacturer: John Mackintosh & Sons Limited
• Date of manufacture: 1960s

Description
Round vintage candy tin for toffees from Mackintosh. This tin is equipped with a loose lid. The decoration of this tin consists of a light yellow background with images of various types of toffees. In a dark blue rectangle the brand name Mackintosh in yellow letters with underneath in white capital letters "Toffees". The same decoration can be found on the lid, finished with a red border with white star decoration. The outer edge is yellow with red star decoration.

Condition
This tin is in a vintage condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Photos are part of the description.

Size

• Height: 7 cm.
• Diameter: 14 cm.

Mackintosh's was a British confectionery firm that was principally known for Mackintosh's Toffee and for brands such as Quality Street and Rolo.

The firm was founded by John Mackintosh (1868-1920) and his wife, Violet (née Taylor), who bought a pastry shop in Halifax with their joint savings of £100 in 1890, the year that they married. Violet, who had been a confectioner's assistant before her marriage, ran the shop and her husband continued to work at a cotton mill. To attract customers, they decided to sell a special toffee. Violet developed a recipe which blended the traditional, brittle English butterscotch with soft, American caramel, and they sold the toffee as Mackintosh's Celebrated Toffee. The toffee's success enabled Mackintosh to expand the business beyond Halifax by 1894. Indeed, it was so successful that it "ultimately transformed popular understanding of the term 'toffee', previously a description of any sugar or boiled sweet".

Mackintosh's went on to develop brands such as Quality Street (1936), Rolo (1938), Caramac (1959) and Toffee Crisp (1963).

In 1969, the company merged with Rowntree's to form Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery, which was itself taken over by Nestlé in 1988.

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