{"product_id":"queen-victoria-boer-war-chocolate-tin-1900-south-africa-antique","title":"Queen Victoria Boer War Chocolate Tin 1900 | South Africa Antique","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe rectangular tin has rounded corners, designed to fit neatly into a soldier's knapsack, and is decorated in red, gold and blue with an embossed profile portrait of Queen Victoria, her royal cypher \"VRI\" beneath a crown, and the inscriptions \"SOUTH AFRICA 1900\" and \"I wish you a happy new year, Victoria R.I.\" Hinged lid, sold empty. Many of these tins were treasured by soldiers and sent home unopened, later repurposed to hold campaign medals — a wonderful piece of genuine social and military history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate: 1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin: British, Second Boer War campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Good antique condition, expected wear, crazing and tarnishing to paint and tin consistent with age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents: Sold empty (as issued, chocolate long since gone)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"windsorvintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58671198994806,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/2834\/5765\/files\/2B14A0FC-1724-42BE-A857-6FCD404A00A9.jpg?v=1789049922","url":"https:\/\/windsor-vintage.co.uk\/products\/queen-victoria-boer-war-chocolate-tin-1900-south-africa-antique","provider":"windsorvintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}