Can you help me identify the manufacturer of this tin box, and what it was originally used for?

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This is the logo, about 1/8 inch tall, printed next to the serial number on the edge of the lid. I believe the letters are "HK" but it might be "RK". I have no idea what the image over the letters is supposed to be.
 http://img820.imageshack.us/i/silvertinlogo2.jpg/

This is what the lid, or front of the box looks like.
http://img833.imageshack.us/i/silvertin4.jpg/

The sides of the box are also highly decorated and embossed. I suspect that the Original use of the box may have been something such as tea; cookies; cigars; or liquor. The box is 9 x 8.5 and about 3 inches deep. Any help at all is greatly appreciated.

I have had this box for over ten years, and I can remember seeing one in my uncles basement that was very much like this one over 40 years ago.

Miz T · Accepted Answer

Interesting box.  There are thousands of tin boxes out there that have been used as commercial packaging or "free" with a purchase.  In the recent past, many of them, if not most, have had the design painted on rather than embossed, although embossing is still popular and is sometimes combined with paint.  In the past 50 years, most of the ones used for food or controlled substances (cigars, liquor) for sale in the US will have specific information about the contents included on the outside, perhaps in the form of a sticker.

What you're probably looking for is an "antique" or "collectible" "embossed tin" box with "horse" and "lady."  Here are some of the links I got in a Google search:

http://www.sportingcollectibles.com/advertisingtins.html
http://www.tias.com/showcase/1/Advertising/Tins/18.html
http://www.stutt.com/tins/u-embossed.html

And a Yahoo! Search:

http://www.thefind.com/gifts/info-clearance-embossed-tin
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=vintage+tin+box
http://www.antiqueforsale.ca/tin.htm

and books at Amazon.com:  http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=collectible+tins&x=0&y=0

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Can you help me identify the manufacturer of this tin box, and what it was originally used for?

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