This tin was made in Melbourne and contained Swallows and Ariells biscuits. The label was written in four languages. The biscuits may have been made for export or perhaps for immigrants now living in Australia. Australia's first biscuit company was founded in 1854 by Thomas Swallow. Within five years he had taken in a partner, T.H. Ariell. After Ariell died in 1875, F.T. Derham was appointed partner and managing director in 1877, a position held by several generations of his descendants. By the early 1880s the Port Melbourne factory extended to 3 acres (1.2 ha), and the company owned flourmills and sugar plantations in the Goulburn Valley and Northern Queensland. With no equal outside Great Britain, Swallow & Ariell was the fifth largest biscuit company in the world, manufacturing over 100 varieties, including the common ship biscuit (an original product) and meat biscuits (apparently taken by Burke and Wills on their ill-fated expedition). The company also boasted popular sideline products, including cakes, plum puddings, ice-cream and dried fruit. Renowned for its patriotic fundraising campaigns during both world wars, it diverted most of its biscuits and plum puddings to the Australian and US services in World War II. Company employees were filmed leaving work in 1905 in the Salvation Army film unit's first sponsored industrial documentary film. The surviving opening sequences are held by ScreenSound Australia. The company was delisted on 5 August 1964 following acquisition of more than 95% of its capital by the Australian Biscuit Co. The factory was later registered by the National Trust and converted into units. https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01456b.htmThis biscuit tin is representative of local Melbourne and Victorian produce. The label was in four languages, perhaps for export or for local immigrants. The firm Swallow and Ariells Pty Ltd was a very early manufacture and was in business for over 100 years.Rectangular tin container with attached lid. Label advertises Swallow and Ariells biscuits. Made in Melbourne. The label is written in four languages. The trademark, a swallow, is on the tin. The tin is very badly corroded.'Swallow and Ariells Superior Melbourne Biscuits' Trademark: image [swallow]flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, metal craft, tin ware, biscuit box, biscuit tin, food container, melbourne biscuit maker, swallow, thomas swallow, thomas ariell, ariell

Biscuit tin: late 19th century Swallow & Ariell operated continuously in Port Melbourne from 1858 to 1991. The former Swallow & Ariell’s factory buildings, now The Anchorage, continue to add interest and pleasure along Stokes, Rouse and Princes Streets. Thomas Swallow, born in Reading, travelled to California and Ballarat before setting up a business making ships biscuits in Port Melbourne. His business partner Ariell died in 1877. He then went into partnership with Frederick Derham, his son in law. Company farms around Shepparton provided much of its wheat, and after 1889 most was ground into flour on the Port Melbourne premises. For the year ending 1 May 1920, the factory used 51 tons of butter, 2,740 eggs and produced more than 66 lines of biscuits. They also made puddings, elaborate cakes and ice cream. S & A was a significant employer – locally referred to as S & A College. At the height of the South African war it employed 1900 workers but even in 1991 it employed 450 people.Pink and brown clover-shaped ornamental biscuit tin decorated with pictures of a girl (central panel), 2 dogs (lower section), 2 rabbits (upper left-side panel) and 2 birds (upper right-hand panel. It has floral designs around the outer edges of both the tin and the lid which is hinged at the top of the tin.Inside the lid: "Swallow & Ariell, Ltd. Biscuit Manufacturers, Port Melbourne. Prizes received at all international & inter-colonial exhibitions"biscuit tins, tins

Printed and branded tins were one of the first marketing forms of advertising. After Huntley & Palmer introduced these tins in 1860, all biscuit makers were competing to develop original and novel tins to sell their products. They soon became a collectable item. The first biscuits to be made by Arnott’s were called ‘Thin Captains’ which were the biscuit maker’s version of the sea biscuit. This tin is typical of food tins bought not only for the contents but as a decorative reusable container in the home.Tall cylindrical tin. Extra Thin Captain Bisuits on paper label. Lid is push in type.Factory Port Melbourne Vic Aust Swallow & Ariellstin biscuits swallow-ariell container

The Swallow and Ariell's, Port Melbourne factory was set up by Thomas SWALLOW in 1854 and produced cakes, biscuits and puddings until it closed in the late 1980's.Large yellow painted Swallow & Ariell biscuit tin with flowers & leaves in a semi circle on the front.This tin is not sold with the contents thereof but remains the property of Swallow & Ariell Port Melbourne.built environment - industrial, industry - manufacturing, thomas swallow, swallow & ariell ltd

TIN OF SWALLOW & ARIELL LTD. PLUM PUDDING, INTACT. SMALL HOLE IN THE BOTTOM, SEALED WITH DUCT TAPElocal history, domestic item, food and drink consumption

The depot was located in Creswick Road.swallow & ariell, building, manufacturing, commerical, creswick road

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "MALTED MILK - Of special dietetic value. Possesses delicious flavour and is highly nourishing".Rectangular label for Swallow and Ariell's biscuits - Malted Milk.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "CREAM CRACKER - A plain Biscuit; light, crisp, creamy and digestible".Rectangular label for Swallow and Ariell's biscuits - Large Cream Crackers. 4 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr does not include SMALL BUTTER but it does list "PETIT BEURRE - A people's biscuit, slightly sweetened, very tasty".Rectangular label for Swallow and Ariell's biscuits - Small Butter. 2 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "ABERNETHY - Round, carraway-seeded, sweet".Oval label with four pointed projections for Swallow and Ariell's superior biscuits - Abernethy. Includes the Swallow trade mark on each side of the panel for the biscuit name. 11 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "ARROWROOT - Oval, thin, sweet - a great favourite".Oval label with four pointed projections for Swallow and Ariell's superior biscuits - Arrowroot. Includes the Swallow trade mark on each side of the panel for the biscuit name. 20 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "MACAROONS - A well known Almond Biscuit. one of our specialities: always in favour for dessert and afternoons teas. Italian Macaroons are a softer and more spongy kind of the same biscuit".Rectangular label for Swallow and Ariell's biscuits - Italian Macaroons. 3 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "COMBINATION (people's mixed) - A mixture of sweet Biscuits, plain and iced".Oval label with four pointed projections for Swallow and Ariell's superior biscuits - Combination. Includes the Swallow trade mark on each side of the panel for the biscuit name. 6 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "CELERY - Thin, short, plain. Celery-flavoured goods-for use with cheese".Oval label with four pointed projections for Swallow and Ariell's superior biscuits - Celery. Includes the Swallow trade mark on each side of the panel for the biscuit name. 4 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "PETIT BEURRE - A people's biscuit, slightly sweetened, very tasty".Oval label with four pointed projections for Swallow and Ariell's superior biscuits - Petit Beurre. Includes the Swallow trade mark on each side of the panel for the biscuit name. 8 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "VANILLA CRESCENTS - Sweet, rich, half-moon-shaped; vanilla flavoured".Oval label with four pointed projections for Swallow and Ariell's superior biscuits - Vanilla Crescents. Includes the Swallow trade mark on each side of the panel for the biscuit name. 37 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "MALTED MILK - Of special dietetic value. Possesses delicious flavour and is highly nourishing".Oval label with four pointed projections for Swallow and Ariell's superior biscuits - Malted Milk. Includes the Swallow trade mark on each side of the panel for the biscuit name. 10 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "BUTTER CRACKER - For eating with butter or cheese, and in many other ways. Quite a modern type; creamy with a dash of crispness in it; very nice".Oval label with four pointed projections for Swallow and Ariell's superior biscuits - Butter Crackers. Includes the Swallow trade mark on each side of the panel for the biscuit name. 4 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "RICE - Has been greatly improved of late years. It is now a very superior Biscuit - Sweet, rich, light and possessing the peculiar properties the Rice in all its extreme fineness and dryness".Oval label with four pointed projections for Swallow and Ariell's superior biscuits - Rice. Includes the Swallow trade mark on each side of the panel for the biscuit name. 16 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr does not include Fancy Lunch but does list "FANCY MIXED - The popular assortment comprising Ice Drops, Stars, Routs, Cocoanuts, Rings, Sugar Fingers, Nic-Nacs, etc". Perhaps Fancy lunch was a similar assortment of biscuits.Oval label with four pointed projections for Swallow and Ariell's superior biscuits - Fancy Lunch. Includes the Swallow trade mark on each side of the panel for the biscuit name. 3 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing

An undated Descriptive Catalogue of Swallow & Ariell's Celebrated Manufactures uploaded to Flickr includes "WATER - A plain, dry, thin biscuit".Round label with an outer white ring incorporating a thin blue ring, a red ring with "SWALLOW & ARIELL'S / MELBOURNE BISCUITS" in white and a navy blue centre with the name of the biscuit in white. Water. 23 labels.swallow & ariell ltd, industry - manufacturing