• Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
  • Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
  • Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
  • Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
  • Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
  • Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
  • Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
  • Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
  • Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
  • Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
  • Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
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Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s

£110.00
£110.00
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This rare antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates wooden display and storage box features beautifully printed labels with vibrant peacock artwork and a scenic view of a grand house and gardens. Produced by H. Backhouse & Co. of York in the early 20th century, the box would originally have held chocolates and been used either as a shop display or for shipping.

The box is made of wood with its original paper lithographed labels, which have survived with attractive patina from age. 

Dating from around 1910 to the 1920s, this box is a wonderful example of early confectionery advertising and would make an eye-catching display piece in a vintage kitchen, as part of a chocolate or sweet-themed collection, or as an authentic prop for period TV and film productions.
Size/Dimensions

H: 8.3cm x L: 27.5cm x W: 21cm
Condition

The exterior shows wear, scratches, and some scuffs that add to its authentic antique character. The lid is still attached but has a slight gap and minor splitting along one edge, consistent with age and use. Inside, the wood is naturally aged and darkened but remains clean and sound, giving the piece a rustic charm that displays beautifully.
Era

c.1910-1920s

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Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s
Antique Backhouse’s Ideal Chocolates Wooden Box – York, Early 1900s