European Tubes & Toppers

European Tubes and Smartie Lids:
Continental European
Ruler (calibrated in centimeters)
Unlike lids in the UK (as far as I know) lids in the rest of  Europe have letters inside the inner face of the lid, but nothing on the back.   This gives the added advantage that if you're clever about it, you can read the letter stamped on the lid without breaking the seal and having to buy a tube with a letter you may already have.   Yep, some of us really ARE that sad! If anyone has further information on this or any other aspect of the site, it would be most welcome.

Smarties Toppers:
These tubes are not normally available in the UK, but are to be found throughout the rest of Europe. I came across the first set of these at a newsagent in London, so I coughed up and bought 24 tubes in a box! The tubes are much larger than the conventional sizes each measuring 220mm tall by 36mm diameter and containing 150g of sweets. These ones were made in Germany and had a "Best Before" date of November 1997. This is the complete set in this series.
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Disney "Holiday" series

The rest of the toppers I have were very kindly donated to me by Astrid Besaler from Belgium who is keen to hear from other toppers collectors throughout the world.    If this is what you do, please email me and I will certainly pass on your messages.  In addition, I would say that Trond Stein has also sent me Toppers recently, but there hasn't been time to scan them in yet.
Jungle Book
Disney "Jungle Book" Series (donated by Astrid)

Snow White and (Four) Dwarves
Snow White and (four) Dwarves (donated by Astrid)

Mickey and Friends
Micky and Friends (donated by Astrid)

Duck Tales
Duck Tales (donated by Astrid)

101 Dalmations
101 Dalmations (Lentilky, Czech Republic) (donated by Astrid)
Last updated at 02:59 on 08 February 2001 (Pittsburgh time)