In the 19th century, tins were used to store many products, including commodities such as tea, spices and snuff, because of their air tight seals that preserved freshness. Before the days of media ...

The image shown here might surprise you: It is not a bookshelf full of books. It is an antique tin box that held cookies (called biscuits) in England about 1905. Grocery stores in the past were very ...

John K. Brater” Vintage little tins like this one I am writing about today reminds us of how many different medical tins and all other kinds of tins are out there to collect and find and add to your ...

What an amazing example of one of the better known collectibles in my antique world: collecting tins, especially coffee or tobacco tins. It seems that most everyone who started collecting antiques may ...

All types of candy containers are popular collectibles -- everything from tin boxes to papier-mache figures to figural glass containers. The containers were made in shapes that attracted children ...

Each tin holds 100 booklets of cigarette paper. Republic Tobacco introduced new limited-edition collectible tins in an art deco style for its TOP Cigarette Paper. Measuring 7 inches wide by 7-1/4 ...

The Moravian star and Hotel Bethlehem are sweet sights to behold, and will soon contain sweet treats as well when a new collectible goes on sale this weekend. The Shoppe at Hotel Bethlehem will offer ...

The new McDonaldland Meal includes a pink-and-blue shake and six collectible tins themed for the chain's beloved characters Erin Clements PEOPLE got an early taste of the new McDonaldland Meal, which ...