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HOW IT BEGAN
When I was young we never had OXO at our house. After I got married my wife's grandmother asked us if we could make use of a couple of her old OXO tins. We took them and used them to keep sewing items in. OXO is such a neat and aesthetically appealing name - both symmetrical and palandromic - and the tin's deep red colour was so distinctive.
One day, on a charity market stall, I saw a much older tin. The lettering was different and the background depicted a stack of cubes. I bought it, and from then on, looked out for other styles, sizes and special commemorative tins issued for coronations and anniversaries. I also acquired related items such as mugs, advertising material and sets of jars for liquid OXO. |
