Aluminium tiffin carrier

Title
Aluminium tiffin carrier
Year/Period
1970s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
tiffin carriers
Dimension
Object size: L 14.5
Accession No.
1996-00611
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Avadai Ganga Bai

Tiffin carriers were used to transport or contain food bought from hawkers. Aluminium tiffin carriers could be bought from Singapore’s Little India at Serangoon Road.

 

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