Rare collection of an 83-year-old now spreads in four houses at Grand-Hallet in Belgium The colourful tins piled high around Belgian collector Yvette Dardenne used to contain goods ranging from chocolates, toffees, coffee and rice to tobacco, talc and shoe polish, and come from as far away as India. Vintage lithographed tin boxes, part of a huge collection of almost 60,000 pieces started 30 years ago by Yvette Dardenne, 83, from Belgium, who is describing herself as a "buxidaferrophile", are seen at her house in Grand-Hallet, Belgium August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman Yvette Dardenne, 83, has accumulated almost 60,000 vintage tin boxes from all over the world since starting her collection some 30 years ago. The collection, which now occupies four houses, all began with a Cote...
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