Mermaid Cream Crackers Tin

3D Model

Accession Number: 2018-00664

Year/Period: 1970s

Dimension: L 8 x W 25.3 x H 16.2 cm

Region: Singapore

Collection of: National Museum of Singapore

This tin of cream crackers shows that it was produced by Siong Hoe Biscuit Factory, a local company that was located in Toa Payoh, the first satellite town that had industrial estates and factories to provide employment in the 1960s. In line with the government’s drive towards industrialisation, the Toa Payoh region was developed to accommodate big and small manufacturers. Opened in 1952, the biscuit factory eventually closed down in 1963 due to strikes and disputes between the management and union leaders. Learn more at roots.sg.