rare special biscuit tin: 1930’s French "Geslot et Voreux SS Normandie Liner" Biscuit Tin.

A lithographed detailed biscuit tin, in the form of the "SS Normandie" ocean liner, for the French biscuit maker Geslot et Voreux.

Features: black hull.  many portholes on all decks. 3 red and black stacks (funnels);  The biscuit maker "Geslot " is in red script on the main deck by the stern.     The "Normandie" name name is on both sides of the bow and across the stern. The tin has very detailed lithography. The central structure lifts off to show the tin interior.    see photos.

Measurements about: 

17.25 inches long, a depth of 5 inches and a height of 5 inches to the stacks. It weighs about 1 pound 2 ounces.

Condition: see photos.   some minor paint loss and scratches.  much spotting on the top 3 decks.

NOTES:

The real world SS Normandie was a large and fast ocean liner built in France, for the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique.   It began service in 1935.   During World War II, the Normandie was seized by US authorities at New York and renamed it USS Lafayette. In 1942, the liner caught fire, capsized and came to rest at the bottom of the Hudson River at Pier 88.. Although salvaged, restoration was deemed too costly and was scrapped in October 1946.

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