Historical information

The British Empire Exhibition was opened by King George V on St George's Day, 23 April, 1924. Its official aim was "to stimulate trade, strengthen bonds that bind mother Country to her Sister States and Daughters, to bring into closer contact the one with each other, to enable all who owe allegiance to the British flag to meet on common ground and learn to know each other". The Exhibition was also the first occasion for which the British Post Office issued commemorative postage stamps
Many souvenirs were made to commemorate the exhibition. This tea caddy, produced by Lipton's, includes the exhibition's official mark of the stylised lion designed by F. C. Herrick.

Significance

This item is a souvenir of a historic event which took place in the first half of the 20th century.

Physical description

A Lipton's souvenir brass tea caddy from the British Empire Exhibition of 1924. The lid fits on to form a sphere. It has a knob on the top

Inscriptions & markings

"Lipton" on bottom. "Lipton's souvenir tea caddy British Empire Exhibition 1924" on top. A lion on the side.