The Famous Antique American Wicker Picnic Basket Tin, by The LOOSE-WILES BISCUIT COMPANY

The Famous Antique American Wicker Picnic Basket Tin, by The LOOSE-WILES BISCUIT COMPANY is a beautiful, large octagon-shaped tin can. It was designed to look like a Wicker Picnic Basket. Very practical for everyday use, and because of this most tins got beat-up pretty badly. BUT, this fine example has the original working hinged handle, a removable top, clean finish inside and out, and only minor wear overall, with a large scuff on top. Made in New York, New York, United States of America, for the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, Bakers of Sunshine Biscuits.

HISTORY OF LOOSE-WILES BISCUIT COMPANY: Back in 1902 John L. and Jacob S. Loose, along with John H. Wiles, formed the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company. Early Kansas City directories list them as Cracker & Candy Mfgrs., Takoma Biscuit, Crackers, Candy, etc., 8th, Santa Fe and Henning Streets, K.C. Mo.

For more info on this company, please see: Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company | KC History

HISTORY OF SUNSHINE BISCUIT COMPANY: Sunshine Biscuits, formerly known as The Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, is a now defunct independent American baker of cookies, crackers, and cereals. The company, which became a brand on a few products such as Cheez-It, was purchased by Keebler Company in 1996, which was purchased by Kellogg Company in 2001.

For more info on this company, please see: Sunshine Biscuits - Wikipedia