Vintage Indian Brass Food Caddy From Bombay - Ca 1920 Shelf Dimensions: W18 x D18 x

Dimensions: W18 x D18 x H19 cm

These were originally used to keep fish in (usually koi carp)

Although it is not an antique piece

The skilled paan maker is known as a paanwala in North India

It has two sets of sliding doors

Vintage Indian Brass Food Caddy From Bombay - Ca 1920 Shelf Dimensions: W18 x D18 xIndian food storage caddies come in all sizes. They are perfect for rice, flour, or biscuits, and are so much nicer than using modern plastic. Tiffin boxes, or Dabba are a traditional Indian style of lunch box were used for carrying small snacks & meals, particularly lunches. Grouped together these look amazing in a kitchen Sometimes used as dowry in the old days the ladies of the house took great pride in their polished brass from Northern India