Category Archives: Antiqibles

  SPICE TIN CHECKLIST The following is a partial listing of the many spice tins available to the collector. I would very much appreciate hearing from anyone with additional information to add new items or correct the items below. Brand names are listedfirst followed by Manufacturer or Distributor, then City/Town, and State if known. AC’CENT, Amino Products, Chicago, IL. ADAMS,… Read more »

  Supermarket/GroceryStore Information for the Tin Collector by Mike Reilly So many people get interested in the backgrounds of the brand names on the tins they collect and are always looking for resources to better inform them. What wehave below is a listing of major supermarket chains that have internet web sites. Many of them contain historical information that could… Read more »

  Tin Collecting Reference Materials by Mike Reilly, October 27, 2012 10/27/2012 Updated     * Denotes books in Tin Museum reference department. Unless otherwise noted (hc) all books are paperback. **Denotes (2) copies *The Beer Tray Guide, Vol.1., by Alan J. Alcorn & Paul F. Burden, 1979, 48 pgs, $5.95 *Pictorial Price Guide to Metal Lunch Boxes & Thermoses, Over… Read more »

  LOOSE-WILES BISCUIT TINS   SUNSHINE BISCUIT INFORMATION By Anonymous      Yesterday I bought a huge, oval tin (99cents) because of the information printed on the inside of the 2 covers, just so I couldsend it your way for the tin newsletter & web site! The “top” &”bottom” of the tin are each an oval, removablecover measuring 11 5/8 x… Read more »

  Guide to Tin and Can Manufacturers This special page lists many of today’smanufacturers of tins and cans in the world. Hyperlinks back to their own web sites willprovide you with valuable information about their products and capabilities. They can helpbusiness owners find the right tin or can to meet their product needs.    AllstateCan Corp., 1-T Wood Hollow Rd.,… Read more »

  MISCELLANEOUS TINS   The Blasting Tin Catalog by Mike Reilly The following is a short email interview with Andy Martin, the catalog’s author. Date: 97-11-19 01:16:11 EST,   To: martin@mmsi.com      Hello Andy, my name is Mike Reilly. I’m the publisher of a tin collector email newsletter called the TIN GATHERING.  I’m inthe process of creating an internet tin collecting… Read more »

  OYSTER CANS / TINS   Oyster Tins: A Half-Shell Story by Mike Reilly      Ever since I attended the antique show inIndianapolis last September, I’ve been wanting to tell you about the “oyster tinman” I saw there. Along a wall booth, spread out everywhere, with lots of shelvingwas a gentleman selling tins. My first reaction was that I should… Read more »

  PEANUT BUTTER TINS   Web Resources About Peanutshttp://aboutpeanuts.com/info.html AmericanPeanut Shellers Association http://www.peanut-shellers.org/Facts/facts.html      American Peanut Shellers Association, P.O.Box 70157 • Albany, Georgia 31708-0157, 912.888.2508 • fax: 912. 888-5150,e-mail: info@peanut-shellers.org National PeanutResearch Laboratory – The National Peanut Research Laboratory was established in 1969.The primary mission of the laboratory is to develop technology that addresses the majorproblems of the United States… Read more »