Record

Title	Lyons Coffee Tin
Repository	Harrow Museum Collection
Ref No	HMC/S/2/1989:145.4
ObjectNumber	1989:145.4
Date	1939-1945
Description	Cylindrical coffee tin with fit-over lid; printed in green and black. On front: "LYONS / PURE GROUND / COFFEE", "EMERGENCY BLEND / THIS BLEND HAS BEEN ALTERED / SINCE SOME OF THE SPECIAL / TYPES OF COFFEE NORMALLY / USED ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE", "HALF POUND NET". On back: small flag symbol reading "FOOD / IS AMMUNITION OF WAR / DON'T WASTE IT" above "VACUUM PACKED" and instructions for use; at bottom: "J. LYONS & CO. LTD., CADBY HALL, LONDON, W. 14". Empty. Vacuum pack lid.
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Object Name	Tin (food)
Materials	Metal
Location	On Display

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