The bread tin or cake would have been an everyday kitchen item, used in conjunction with a wood fired oven. The ring is used to easily pull the tin out of an oven.
Significance
The bread tin is an example of baking tins used in the 19th century, or earlier, for household cooking. It is a forerunner of today's lightweight tins, non-stick pans and silicone baking moulds.
Physical description
Bread tin; a metal rectangular cake or bread mould, painted black, with a metal ring at one end, pitted and rusted
