October 7, 2008
Tobacco tins first came into popular use in the mid 1800's, and can be found in a wide range of styles, including figural tins, basic box-style tins, and hinged lunchbox-style tins. Collectors look for date of manufacture, ornate art on the tin, and colorful tins. Tins made before about 1870 are often hard to identify, because their paper labels haven't fared well over time (lithography wasn't yet used for labeling).
This ambitious site showcases the 20,000-item Rankei Library matchbook collection, owned by the Japan Match Manufac… [more]
This classy looking British site features hundreds of high resolution photos of antique porcelain pre-war (enamel) … [more]
Duke University's library has pulled together an impressive collection of over 7,000 ads printed in U.S. and Canadi… [more]
Don Wearmouth and his wife showcase the 230 beautiful silk designs that were distributed free with Kensitas cigaret… [more]
From the Nostlagia Factory in Virginia comes this celebration of 'mid-century automotive advertising illustrations'… [more]
Jane McDevitt's huge Flickr photoset of matchbox labels, primarily Eastern European, from the 1950s and 60s. These … [more]
Ian House's gallery of early 20th Century American package designs. Browse the exhibits in slide show mode or view … [more]
Paula Zargaj-Reynolds’ blog, an extensive collection of 20th century vintage advertising, is a visual feast. Scro… [more]
This gallery of cigarette magazine advertising from the 1940s and 50s contains no surgeon general's warning, just p… [more]
Great reference on ephemera... includes examples and descriptions of various ephemera categories, selected special … [more]
James Lileks' gallery of 250 matchbooks from coffee shops, hotels, motels, bars, banks, restaurants and more. Lilek… [more]
Puff on this... over 1,000 cigar bands from the 1890s through 1920s, organized into themed galleries such as Portra… [more]
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1068: Very Rare Mohawk Chief Cigar Tin$500.00 Ends Saturday 7 bids
803: Sunset Trail Five Cent Cigar Tin$200.00 Ends Saturday 3 bids
805: Game Fine Cut Tobacco Tin Store Bin$200.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid
1173: Game Fine Cut Tobacco Tin Store Bin$200.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid
1174: Sure Shot Tobacco Tin Store Display Bin$200.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid
1626: Sure Shot Chewing Tobacco Tin Display Bin$200.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids
Box Of 1 Doz. Dills Best Free Sample Tobacco Tin Tins$155.50 Ends Wednesday 12 bids
Vintage White Lucky Strike Vertical Pocket Tobacco Tin $149.99 Ends Monday 4 bids
5 Sealed Tins Dunhill Early Morning Pipe Tobacco$135.50 Ends Monday 11 bids
Original (black) Hair Tobacco Collectible Antique Tin$115.89 Ends Thursday 8 bids
Von Eicken Alright Vertical Pocket Tobacco Tin Vgc!$100.99 Ends Sunday 5 bids
1170: Three Old Rip Long Cut Smoking Tobacco Tins$100.00 Ends Saturday 3 bids
385: Vintage Duke's Tobacco Country Store Tin$100.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid
1640: Dixie Kid Cut Plug Tobacco Lunch Pail Tin$100.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Three Nuns Tobacco 100g Unopened Sealed Tin$51.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids
Tin-russian Cigarette Tobacco-aug. Beck-chicago-nr$50.00 Ends Thursday 8 bids
1168: Whip Pipe Tobacco Or Cigarette Tin$50.00 Ends Saturday 3 bids
1175: Two Repeater Fine Cut Smoking Tobacco Tins$50.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid
1185: Sweet Cuba Tobacco Tin Store Bin$50.00 Ends Saturday 2 bids
1610: Whip Tobacco Vertical Pocket Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids
1611: Hand Made Tobacco Vertical Pocket Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids
1612: Wagon Wheel Tobacco Vertical Pocket Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids
1613: Eve Cube Cut Vertical Pocket Tobacco Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids
1614: Cranes Private Tobacco Vertical Pocket Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1615: Granger Rough Cut Tobacco Vertical Pocket Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids
1616: Lucky Strike Tobacco, Unopened Vertical Pkt Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
1619: Very Rare Shubs Vertical Pocket Tobacco Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids
1620: Forest And Stream Round Tobacco Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1623: Virginia Creeper Curly Cut Tobacco Sq Corner Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1625: Cambridge Mixture Square Corner Tobacco Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids
1630: Rare Old Abe Chewing Tobacco Flat Pocket Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids
1634: Old Glory Flat Pocket Tobacco Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1635: Auld Lang Syne Square Corner Tobacco Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids
1636: Hugh Campbell Shag Smoking Tobacco Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids
1642: Seal Of North Carolina Small Top Tobacco Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids
2269: Havana Cadet Round 50s Cigar Tin$50.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
S F Hess Company Native Tobacco Tin Advertising Box$49.00 Ends in 9 hours 4 bids
Very Rare Country Club Paper Label Pocket Tobacco Tin$45.44 Ends Sunday 3 bids
Von Eicken Alright Vertical Pocket Tobacco Tin $41.25 Ends Wednesday 4 bids
Vintage Tuxedo Tobacco Tin Can Pipe Cigarette Unusual!$39.88 Ends in 5 hours 7 bids
Buckingham Smoking Tobacco Tin Trial Package - Vert.pkt$37.66 Ends Sunday 3 bids
Vintage Lorillard's Redicut Lunch Box Tobacco Tin$36.00 Ends Wednesday 5 bids
Antique B. F. Gravely's Plug Cut Tobacco Tin 1891$35.51 Ends Thursday 3 bids
Ww1 1914 Princess Mary Brass Christmas Tobacco Tin Box $31.93 Ends Wednesday 8 bids
Primitive Patch Scotten Dillon Detroit Tobacco Tin Box$29.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Betsy Ross Cigars Tobacco Tin - Liberty Bell $29.88 Ends Sunday 5 bids
Buckingham Cut Plug Tobacco Pack Not Tin Full Unopened $26.68 Ends in 13 hours 5 bids
5 Sealed Tins Dunhill Mild Blend Pipe Tobacco$26.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids
5 Sealed Tins Dunhill Royal Yacht Pipe Tobacco$26.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids
Bears Tobacco Tin - Australian Made & Rare!$23.56 Ends in 23 hours 5 bids
Rare Buckingham Smoking Tobacco Tin With Orginal Seal$22.51 Ends Thursday 6 bids
Dan Patch Cut Plug Tin (excellent Condition)tobacco Tin$21.50 Ends Thursday 5 bids
Vintage Model Pocket Tobacco Tins Two Different! Vg-f$20.50 Ends in 6 hours 4 bids
