SOLD! for $210.00.
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Total of six (6) advertising tobacco tins, five (5) Tiger tins, 1 (one) Sterling. 1st item: Rectangular Tiger paper tobacco tin reading: Tiger Bright Chewing Tobacco 5 Cent Packages, around the image of a tiger on a red ground, front of tin. Labeled The Canister Company, Phillipsburg, N.J. Pat. May 26, '98, July 24, '99. Other Patents Pending., lower right back of tin, with hinged lid, top of tin. 11 1/4" H x 8 1/4" W x 6 1/4" D. 2nd item: Cylindrical Tiger tobacco tin reading: Tiger Bright Chewing Tobacco 5 Cent Packages, around the image of a tiger on a red ground, front of tin, with lid with six round holes and one rectangular hole. 11 5/8" H x 8 1/2" dia. 3rd-4th items: Rectangular Tiger lunch box tobacco tins with two handles reading: Tiger Bright Sweet Chewing Tobacco P. Lorillard Co., Jersey City, N.J., on the image of a wax tobacco wrapper, surface of hinged lid. Image of a tiger on each side of tin against red plaid ground. Tin – 7 3/4" H x 10" W x 5 1/4" D. Overall – 10" H. 5th item: Rectangular Tiger lunch box tobacco tins with two handles reading: Tiger Bright Sweet Chewing Tobacco P. Lorillard Co., Jersey City, N.J., on the image of a wax tobacco wrapper, surface of hinged lid. Image of a tiger on each side of tin against red plaid ground. Tin – 6" H x 8" W x 6 1/4" D. Overall – 8" H. 6th item: Cylindrical Sterling tobacco tin reading: Sterling FIne Cut Tobacco Always Good 5 (cent) Wax Bags, against multicolored plaid ground, front of tin, with square hinged lid. 6 7/8" H x 8 1/4" dia. American, late 19th/early 20th century. Private Knoxville, TN collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Areas of rust, dents in varying degrees, surface of tins. 1st item: Areas of cracks, losses to paper, largest 2 3/4", surface of tin. Fading to ged ground, surface of tin. Brown stains, largest 9 1/2" x 2 1/4", surface of tin. Lid bent in center. Pencil mark reading "7 1/3/5", front of tin. 2nd item: Scratches, areas of loss, largest 6 1/2", surface of tin. 2" x 1" brown stain, lower left, front of tin. Lid bent in center, tin slightly difficult to open. 3rd-4th items: Faded, surface of lid, one of the tins. Scratches, largest 3", surface of tins. Areas of white stains, largest 2", surface of one of the tins. Longest side bent inwards, one of the tins. 5th item: Scratches, largest 2", surface of tin. Lid does not close all of the way. Traces of retail sticker, underside of tin. 6th item: Scratches, largest 1 1/4", surface of tin. Traces of retail sticker, underside of tin.