{HISTORY}

Since the early 1930s, Lady Clare has been beautifying the kitchen with stylish tableware  and kitchen accessories. 

A household staple throughout the 18th century and especially popular during the 1930s and 1940s, string dispensers like this one were the go-to helper in the house when it came to wrapping up packages, foodstuffs, and other collected materials for organization, gift-giving, and general kitchen tidiness. 

Lady Clare became a beloved retailer in England for making tablemats embellished with beautiful art prints. That signature style of combining fine art with functional pieces led to creating an assortment of other home decor pieces too, including waste baskets, coasters, trays, storage boxes and tins. 

In that same signature style, this canister-shaped tin, in a lovely shade of dijon, features an art print of two songbirds perched between blooming branches. Made to hide a utilitarian spool of thread, yarn, string or twine, this holder features a small hole in the lid in which to pass the string through. 

A lovely addition to your gift wrap corner, your kitchen shelf, or your garden potting shed, where ribbons and string, twine and yarn are indispensable parts of packaging, tying up and tidying up, this pretty tin adds instant style to your space and joy to your tasks. 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

• Hard to find Lady Clare design
• Colors include dijon mustard, orange, spring green, lemon yellow, dove grey, taupe, cadet blue, and pale peach
• Removeable lid

{CONDITION}

In lovely vintage condition, this tin is clean and bright both inside and out. Chippy spots along the top edge of the lid and the bottom edge of the base add a lovely, authentically aged aesthetic. A few small, insignificant dents and dings reflect its well-traveled well-loved lineage. The lid fits securely to the base and easily accommodates an assortment of thread thicknesses through the punched hole. Please see photos. 

{SIZE}

Measures 4.25" inches (height) x 3.5" inches (diameter) and weighs 4 oz.