Antique Indian Brass Container -over 100 years old- also known as a Tiffin (approx. 120 years old) Description: Antique Indian Brass Container Antique Indian Brass Container also known as a Tiffin in India These are approx. 120 years old 22- 32cm aprox - old village pieces -sizes will vary slightly over 100 years old- certified Antique - guaranteed over 100 years old by Australian Customs These are used to carry food- one level carries cooked rice, the next level carries the curry and the next level carries the flat breads or etc, and keeps it all hot- as seen in "Floyd's India" TV cooking show You are only buying ONE Antique container at listing price- all are prices at the listing price each Taken from Wikipedia: "Tiffin is an Indian and British term for a light meal eaten during the day. The word became popular in British India, possibly related to tiffing, an English word defined in Francis Grose's 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue as meaning "Eating or drinking out of meal time, disputing or falling out; also lying with a wench, A tiff of punch, a small bowl of punch". According to the Oxford dictionary, the etymology of the word is dubious. In India, the word is mostly used for light lunches prepared for working Indian men by their wives after they have left for work, and forwarded to them by Dabbawalas who use a complex system to get thousands of tiffin-boxes to their destinations. The lunches are packed in steel or tin boxes, also sometimes called tiffins or tiffin-boxes. A common approach is to put rice in one box, dal in another and yet other items in the third or fourth. The other items could be breads, such as naan, vegetable curry and finally a sweet. This system delivers thousands of meals a day and does not use any documents as many Dabbawalas are illiterate. It has been claimed that the tiffin delivery system of Mumbai is so efficient that there is only one mistake for every million deliveries[1]. Another modern usage of the word also applies to lunches that may be packed by parents for children attending school, to provide a lunch during the school day if the student eats lunch at school. In some former British colonies, the stacked porcelain or metal round trays with handles are called tiffin carriers (similar to the dabba transported by a Dabbawala), and small-scale caterers use them for delivering meals to individual homes." Payment by Bank Deposit or PayPal Pick up available- though a weeks notice is needed as large items are kept in storage. Can be sent by Courier or Australia Post Registered and Insured at buyers cost. For all overseas buyers- will be sent by Australia Post Insured. Pick up is from Currumbin, Gold Coast, Queensland. I reserve the right to cancel any of my listings at any time prior to any bids being placed due to all items being advertised for sale elsewhere as well. If a bid gets placed or a BIN is confirmed- then the item will be held for you and made not available elsewhere. Thank-you.