£180
ORIGINAL 1966 WORLD CUP WILLIE CONFECTIONERY TIN, WORLD CUP WILLIE SOCCER BALL-SHAPED TIN-PLATE CONFECTIONERY CONTAINER MADE IN 1965 BY LOVELL'S TOFFEES OF NEWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE IN WALES. THE TIN IS DOUBLY DATED, HAVING BOTH A FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION WC66 FLAG ©1963, AND ALSO THE F.A. MASCOT ©1965, AND IT IS STAMPED: "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN". THIS ORIGINAL PIECE OF ENGLAND WORLD CUP MEMORABILIA IS BASED ON THE SLAZENGER-CHALLENGE FOOTBALL USED FOR THE 1966 TOURNAMENT. A METAL BALL-SHAPED CANDY TIN FIXED TO A GREEN TINPLATE BASE. IT STANDS ABOUT 8" (20 CM) INCHES TALL, WITH A BASE DIAMETER OF A LITTLE OVER 4" INCHES (11CM), AND A BALL DIAMETER OF 5" INCHES. 100% METAL TINPLATE WITH ENAMEL, AND A VERY ATTRACTIVE ENAMEL WILLIE LION MASCOT ATOP. THE BALL OPENS IN TWO HALVES ALONG A CENTRAL SEAM, AND WAS ONCE UPON A TIME FILLED WITH SWEETS. NO CHIPPING, NO NOTICEABLE FAULTS OTHER THAN A FEW TINY WHITE SPOTS TO THE BALL, SMALL FLECKS OF WHITE PAINT, WHICH MAY COME OFF WITH CAREFUL CLEANING.
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