A 122-year-old tin of Yorkshire chocolate discovered in an attic of a house in Immingham in North East Lincolnshire was sold at auction on Tuesday for £440 after attracting interest from around the world.
Auctioneer Paul Cooper from Eddisons holding the 122-year-old tin of chocolate, which was discovered in the attic of a house in Immingham. | Photo: Eddisons The dozen bars of chocolate in the tin are stamped with the Rowntree name. The tin was made for Rowntree by Barringer Wallis and Manners, the Mansfield company which had pioneered the idea of selling products in decorative tins back in the 1870s.
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