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I would like to put my food in nice antique cans/tins/containers as opposed to the modern eye sores we find our food in these days. Ideally a website with large selection of containers to replace a family-large kitchen. Thanks all.
My son was home from college so we went tin hunting on a former employers property.Finds include whats left of a 35 Ford 2 door sedan, an old late ...
My son was home from college so we went tin hunting on a former employers property.Finds include whats left of a 35 Ford 2 door sedan, an old late ...
i make an art project where i take vintage jello-tins & fill them with plaster of paris then take paper mache & make cupcakes (see me on etsy store name: chinamommy). i'm having trouble with the tins getting tiny holes & then oozing grey "gunk"... any ideas what i can do to fix this problem?? thanks!
Have you tried to seal the inside of the tin with a metal paint before adding the plaster?
i'd really really appreciate any help provided!..i live in Australia but it doesnt really matter as long as I have the shop number so i can get them delivered. thanks!
Mini terra cotta pots
http://www.wrapwithus.com/Favors/1635-76dr.html
Mini cupcake tin
http://bakerstools.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=NOR3997&Category_Code=QUICHE&Product_Count=0
I love to collect tin toys, however I find the vintage toy often contains some rust. Can someone help me clean them up safely? Is there a specialty item I need to buy?
i do toy restorations and i use CLR" Calcium Lime and Rust removal. be aware when you do remove the rust do this very very slowly and dilute the CLR - you'll get a knack for it eventually. I also use a tin based bondo and matching paint to restore the toy to its previous pristine condition but again this process takes me at least a month per toy as i do this as a hobby.check out toy restoration sites on the web there are zillions!
Hi! My mom has this 6"x6" old vintage tin box that i adore but i dont like the design and we already use it for little nuts and bolts etc... Any way i was wondering if there is a store that i could get one at and how much are they? I cant buy things off of online sence im only 11 and my mom probably wouldnt get one for me! So does anyone know a good place in the Portland, Oregon area that i can get an old vintage tin box?
Thnx!
Hope you can help!
HOW MUCH ARE THEY USUALLY?
Try flea markets, antique stores, and maybe even thrift stores.
Another way would be to check yard/garage sales. You can also attend estate sales, and auctions, but since you're eleven not sure you can get aroound to all these places unless one of your parents takes you. Good luck. I don't know Portland, Oregon so I can't tell you any one specific place to go.
I have a Fossil watch tin from 1999. It is a long tin featuring a California-esque scene with a bus. Does anyone know where I can find out how much old Fossil watch tins are worth? I would assume only a couple of bucks, but it'd be great to know if there exists a website that lists the prices of their old tins. Thanks!
Try posting it up at ValueJockey.com. It is a great place to get ideas on value for just about anything. and it is Free. Pictures help a lot!
http://www.valuejockey.com/
RARE VINTAGE CHEIN INDUSTRIES PASTA TIN 1977 1978$0.99
11-Sep-10 18:47:21 PST
Bids: 0
Buy it now:$45.00
Vintage Tins
I am fascinated with tiny tins. I love that Altoids mints come in little tins. Other than that, I can't really think of anything else that comes in a small tin these days, can you?
Years ago lots of things came in tins. Now it's mostly paper or cardboard boxes, or even just plastic wrappers. I wonder if there was a time when it was cheaper to make a tin out of, well, tin, than it was to make a cardboard box? I wouldn't think so, but I wonder why they did use tins more in the past?
I have a small collection of funny little vintage tins. They were (and are) very handy for "repurposing" which is, I'm sure, why these are still around.
The Doans Pills tin belonged to my grandparents. It seems they kept matches in it.
The two square tins were typewriter ribbon tins, and the round one was Scotch tape. A friend gave these to me. The Scotch tape tin had straight pins in it. I think the square ones were empty when I got them. Probably just waiting for some practical use to come along.
What tiny tins do you remember?
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