There is a tin Montpensier box at the permanent exhibition "The Northern House: Its Appearance and Soul" in the Pustozersk Museum-Reserve. It was made at the end of the 19th century in Arkhangelsk in a confectionery factory owned by a merchant of the 2nd guild, Khristofor Nikolayevich Manakov. The box is decorated with floral patterns and the image of a polar bear. The inscription was partially erased from the box by corrosion but thanks to accounting documents we know the text completely: “1882. Steam Confectionery Factory of the Khristofor Manakov & Co Trading House in Arkhangelsk.”
The active production of tin packaging in Russia began in the 1880s. Already at that time, entrepreneurs were highly aware that the best advertising is the appearance of the product. Initially, paper labels were glued to the packaging and signed by hand. Later, the metalchrome method was invented, which made it possible to apply inscriptions and images directly to the metal.