Tin/Can Company Histories Updated 05/21/2008 Any information concerning the history of these tin/can manufacturers iswelcomed. Contact Editor using links at bottom of page. Click on the under-lined company name tolearn more about the firm. Acme Can Co. (see Crown Can)Philadelphia, PA1880’s to 1936Acme Litho. Co.Montreal, CanadaAmerican BoxAuburn, NY American Can Company (A.C.Co.)Maywood, ILformed in 1901American Can Co. 17-AJersey City,… Read more »
DatingYour Tins With Chronology of Tin / Can Development by Mike Reilly (completely revised January, 1999) Updated 10/14/2012 At some time, tin collectors want to know something about the history behind their tins or more often, how old they are. Most of thetime, the tin will not have a date marked anywhere on it, and that’s where some… Read more »
Dating Your British Tins Tracy Dolphin (repinted with permission) Edited by Mike Reilly Here is a smaller chronology for England based around biscuit tins,though the artwork could be applicable across the board. 1840s large tins used to transport goods have stenciled or embossed names. SMALL paper labels are introduced as there is a prohibitive tax on paper. Food… Read more »
Collecting English Modern Tins and German “lebkuchen” Tins 12/29/02 THIS NOTE IS FOR DONNA (DMK);PERHAPS YOU HAVE FOUND THE PERSON THAT MAY HAVE THE TINS THAT YOU DESIRE.CERTAINLY THE “DURRER” CHEST OF LONG AGO ( I’VE ONLY SEEN 3) IS TO YOUR LIKING OR MANY OF THE OTHERS. WE DO HAVE A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF MOST ALLSIZES AND SHAPES INCLUDING… Read more »
FIGURAL TINS This next article Judith advised me not to reprint because severalitems are out-dated now (it was originally written in 1992). But after reading it, I foundso many things that would be of interest to collectors that I felt it appropriate toreprint. Just be aware that as time passes, so does information and some of this may notbe… Read more »
Hershey: Its Tins and a Lot More by Mike Reilly For this issue’s featured topic, I’m not going to gointo a lengthy written article as before but list some of the most important items I havecome across. Hope you enjoy the info. Sources: “Milton HersheyTasted Chocolate in 1893; The Rest Is History” by Barbara and Ken Beem, orig…. Read more »
We would appreciate any tips you may have to clean and restore yourtins. Cleaning Tins by Mike Reilly I went through all of the back issues and found the messages thatcontained replies from readers on the subject of cleaning and maintaining your tincollection. I don’t advocate one cleaning or preservation method overanother. It’s a matter of trial & error… Read more »
Collector Alert: Coffee tin collectors know the difficulty of finding tins with original lids. Many valuable tins are found without them which greatly reduces their selling prices. Now it is learned that acouple of unscrupulous individuals are painting lids to closely match the tin body. This is not the everyday touch-up, but a deliberate attempt to deceive the collector…. Read more »
It’s only been within the last 25 years that condom tins have been collected to any degree but the condom has been around fornearly 3,000 years. First reports of their usage was by the Egyptians as far back as 1,000 B.C. Some feel though that it was the Roman soldier’s desire to avoid the “Mount Vesuvius Rash” that… Read more »
Bandage Tins by Mike Reilly The September issue of Yesteryear, in thecolumn Yesterday’s Collectibles by Robert Reed was written on the subject of”Colorful Bandage Tins”. I thought it was an interesting article, and if I knew how to contact him I would have asked to have it reprinted here for you. Perhaps hiscolumn appears in other tabloid style… Read more »
