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Children playing on the beach
Children playing on the beach

Children playing on the beach

Maker (Australian, founded 1865)
Date1930s
Object number00000166
(not entered)Biscuit tin
NameBeach bucket
MediumTin with coloured offset print
DimensionsOverall: 17.5 mm, 25 g
ClassificationsToys, games and souvenirs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionDuring the 1930s Arnott's produced a series of biscuit tins shaped as beach buckets and decorated with beach scenes. This tin features images of children playing with balls, a small boat, an inflatable toy, beach buckets and a surfboard, together with figures in 1930s swimwear. HistoryThe Arnott's factory moved from Newcastle to Homebush in 1906. From the early 1900s they began manufacturing biscuit tins as a means of company promotion, and in the 1930s produced a series of tins in the shape of children's beach buckets.SignificanceThis is a rare example of a beach bucket produced by Arnott's Homebush factory during the 1930s.