Somerville Lid Tight Biscuit Caddy, Perrin's Biscuits
Date1928
DimensionsOverall: 36 x 29 x 25 cm
Credit LineGift of Mr. Glen Curnoe, London, Ontario, 2005
Object number2005.015.001
Label TextDaniel Simmons Perrin (1833-1908) started his confectionary and biscuit business in 1854. The D. S. Perrin Company thrived, eventually growing into both a national and international manufacturer of candy and biscuits which at its peak employed 500 people. It survived long after Mr. Perrin's death in 1908, eventually becoming the Canada Biscuit Company when it amalgamated with its local rival, the McCormick Company, in 1926.
The underside of the lid of the Perrin’s Famous Biscuits box bears the stamp: “Somerville’s Lid-Tight Patented Feb. 1926.” Its top explains the benefits of the invention: “Notice This caddy will preserve the keeping qualities of the contents equally as well as tins if the cover is kept closed.” Less expensive to manufacture and ship than tin boxes and as effective, innovative packaging like this gave Somerville a competitive edge.
NameBox, Biscuit
After 1913
1894-1926
McClary Manufacturing
McClary Manufacturing
