Tins of old Christmas pudding and Aero bar to go as part of museum clear-out

TINS of Tom Piper Christmas pudding and National Household dried machine skimmed milk are among items to be destroyed as part of a clear-out by Culture Coventry Trust, the organisation that manages the city's art collections and archives.

- By DAVID LAWRENCE

An old bar of Aero and a tinned Heinz treacle sponge are also destined for the bin, with the items being considered a 'risk to health and safety and contamination of the collection.'

The food items make up just a small percentage of nearly 600 things on the list, some of which will be offered to museums in other parts of the country.

Vintage camera equipment and old tools from various shops around Coventry are also being moved on, together with a selection of ceramics, including commemorative plates.

A report that was to be considered at a cabinet member for housing and communities meeting at Coventry City Council explains that some of the items were donated or gifted.