Originally Posted by
Peter Laidler
I think............... that this tin was as you said but sold off as a job lot of junk many many years ago, sold on through an ex WD surplus shop and used by someone at home to store a zillion and one things from small bits of fishing tackle to nuts and bolts or screws in his garage. Painted maroon because he had a load of maroon paint. Just my guess. One day I'll tell you about an old girlfriend of mine from Totton in Southampton who's dad had 50 or so of these tins in his garden shed for nails and screws etc etc etc. I only recognised them because I was used to seeing them in the Armourers shop