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Description: | This tin is typical of the series of tins that were produced for children between 1950 and 1970. The tins contained Iced Gem biscuits and often featured scenes from cartoons or TV shows. This tin may have been inspired by the arrival in 1958 of a Giant Panda, Chi Chi, at London Zoo. Chi Chi had originally been destined for an American zoo, but at the time Washington had banned all trade with Communist China. Chi Chi became the scene-stealing, star attraction of London Zoo and remained the best loved zoo animal in Britain until her death. As the only giant panda in the west, she was the inspiration behind Peter Scott's design for a symbol for the World Wildlife Fund. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Publisher: | Huntley & Palmers | Rights holder: | Reading Borough Council (Reading Museum Service) | Subjects: | plant social history trade giant panda decorative art animal | Temporal: | start=1953-01-01; end=1970-12-31; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | Huntley, Boorne & Stevens (probably) | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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