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A nice early Australian Tin and a great piece of Allens advertising. An early Litho process to the print indicates considerable age to this attractive and large tin, ca 1920-30s’ A fair bit of scuffing and scratches however presents nicely enough as shown below. No dents or splits, rust etc…

ALLEN, ALFRED WEAVER (1870-1925), manufacturing confectioner, was born on 18 June 1870 at Emerald Hill, Victoria. Employed by the confectioner (Sir) Macpherson Robertson from the age of 17, Alf gained repute as 'a tiger for work'. He was injured in a fall at MacRobertson's; after he had already entered the confectionery business on his own account in 1891- he was severely scalded.

Allen made sweets at the rear of his Fitzroy confectionery shop, supplied a brother's North Fitzroy shop and Eastern Market stall and, prospering, took over the premises of two North Melbourne confectionery manufacturers in 1896-99. He had three daughters; later a son was stillborn. In 1903 Allen took A. J. Burroughs as a partner, and by 1909 theirs was the third largest confectionery business in Melbourne, after those of MacRobertson and Abel Hoadley. In 1911 Allen and Burroughs travelled to Britain and Europe, inspected modern processes and plant and returned with machinery for milk-chocolate making. The outbreak of World War I disrupted imports and placed them in a position to enlarge their market share. Allen induced eight established confectionery makers and a dentist, including Long & Smith, Clark Luke Pty Ltd, Tuckett Obbinson & Co. Pty Ltd, Amazon Confectionery Co. and National Candy Co., to amalgamate in 1917 as A. W. Allen Pty Ltd. Holding the major, although not a controlling, interest, Allen became chairman and managing director. The company concentrated production in North Melbourne, then moved to the city, and finally transferred to South Melbourne where, launched as a public company in 1922, A. W. Allen Ltd acquired a site across the Yarra River from Flinders Street Station. 'Cure-'Em Quick' and 'Irish Moss Gum Jubes' were then among the firm's popular products. Allen died on 5 October 1925 in St Andrew's Private Hospital, Brighton, following surgery for acute appendicitis. About the time of Allen's illness and death the company's fortunes declined and, reducing production, it abandoned chocolate making. During and after World War II, however, A. W. Allen Ltd flourished as one of Australia's biggest manufacturers and distributors of confectionery. In 1985 the firm was sold to overseas interests. Two years later the spectacular Allen's Sweets neon sign, Melbourne's largest, was dismantled.

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~~~approximate dimensions~~~

23 x 16 x 6.5 cm.

~~~circa (estimate of age)~~~

Ca 1920-30s

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