Antique early 20th century or late 19th century Macfarlane Lang & co biscuit tin

Antique early 20th century or late 19th century Macfarlane Lang & co biscuit tin ( before they became a limited company 1904?).

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Very decorative and collectible tin with some age related wear.

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26 cm round 6 cm tall

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MacFarlane, Lang & Co. was a Scottish biscuit manufacturer founded in 1817 as a bakery by James Lang. His nephew, John Macfarlane, joined the business and it was renamed MacFarlane Lang in 1841. The company opened its first machine-operated biscuit factory, the Victoria Biscuit Works, in 1886, later opening the Imperial Biscuit Works in Fulham, London in 1903. In 1948, MacFarlane Lang & Co. merged with McVitie & Price to form United Biscuits Ltd, a major biscuit producer.

Key Dates

1817: James Lang opens Langs bakery in Glasgow.

1841: The business becomes MacFarlane Lang, after John Macfarlane joins.

1886: The first biscuit factory, the Victoria Biscuit Works, opens, and the firm changes its name to MacFarlane, Lang & Co.

1903: The Imperial Biscuit Works opens in Fulham, London.

1904: The company is incorporated as MacFarlane Lang & Co Ltd.

1948: MacFarlane Lang & Co. merges with McVitie and Price to form United Biscuits Ltd.