Thrifting is an economical way to find vintage and rare products, like tinware. These metal items are typically made of tinplate, a combination of steel and tin. While first appearing as early as the ...

It`s amazing just how many brands of coffee were sold in the past with brand names and bright labels covering a multitude of subjects ranging from animals (such as Red Wolf brand) to Indians (such as ...

Although multiple types of vintage tins exist that can have significant value today, from cracker tins to ones storing medicine to motor oil, the vintage tobacco tin can be especially valuable.

From being used as a solution for storing food during wars to first being patented in the UK in 1810, tin cans have a rich history. During the war-hit times in the Napolean era, the French Directory ...

If you missed the Jan. 19 celebration of National Tin Can Day, well, rest assured, I celebrated the day, designed to give this taken-for-granted product a little respect as well as encourage recycling ...

IF one were searching for examples of the old and new to illustrate the swift changes of our common life through the past century, he need not look beyond the oldest business in the world — retail ...