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Two New Tins For My Collection #665355 Sat Sep 03 2016 08:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 4 Northern Calif. CarltonHendricks OP Member
OP CarltonHendricks Member Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 4 Northern Calif.	NEW ADDITION - C1885 LACROSSE SPICE TIN NEW ADDITION - C1935 SKI BOOT DRESSING TIN Hi all...Haven't posted on here in a long time...Finally got time...make that made time...to install two new tins I picked up about a month ago...Phew talk about squeeze'n...that will probably be the last of what I can fit in...have to start a new pyramid...actually I have quite a few Euro ones I plan to make a display with... The Lacrosse tin is beyond rare...You very rarely ever see antique lacrosse display pieces...Don't know who was bidding against me but apparently they also new it was rare...I speculate it may have been specifically a spice tin collector... The ski tin, though only from the 30's or 40's, is probably the best ski tin I've seen...Got it cheap probably because of the condition...It was really dirty and the kind of dirt that sort of turned into a stain...I cleaned it up best I could with a combination of lighter fluid to try to get off what appeared to be ancient sticker residue....then tried non abrasive wax which didn't do much to clean it so tried car wax...still didn't work....so stepped it up to polishing compound...worked to some extent...then hit it with the non abrasive wax... Generally most advanced tin collectors are very into condition...me...if the graphics are still strong I'm happy...Actually if I were a condition guy I'd never be able to put this many together and it wouldn't be as much fun...below the latest group shot... -Carlton SportsAntiques.com

Re: Two New Tins For My Collection CarltonHendricks #665359 Sun Sep 04 2016 03:23 AM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4,922 Likes: 60 MICHIGAN S Steven C. Veteran Member
Steven C. Veteran Member S Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4,922 Likes: 60 MICHIGAN	Very cool!! Hard not to love the graphics on the old stuff!! Very nice!!! Thanks for sharing!! Steve Coppens Always interested in Sunoco items! Really want a Sunoco National pump ad glass!!

Re: Two New Tins For My Collection CarltonHendricks #665452 Mon Sep 05 2016 05:54 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,394 Likes: 41 Mass KZ1000 Veteran Member
KZ1000 Veteran Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,394 Likes: 41 Mass	What a great collection and subject matter. "Remember, history that is forgotten is doomed to repeat itself!"

Re: Two New Tins For My Collection CarltonHendricks #665635 Wed Sep 07 2016 05:37 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 4 Northern Calif. CarltonHendricks OP Member
OP CarltonHendricks Member Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 4 Northern Calif.	Thanks kz and steve...I also picked up this "billiard stick tips tin" (say that 10 times real fast) last Sunday at an antiques fair...poor condition but it was $10.00

Re: Two New Tins For My Collection CarltonHendricks #665640 Wed Sep 07 2016 06:44 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 2,022 Likes: 129 DFW Texas SandPCollector Veteran Member
SandPCollector Veteran Member Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 2,022 Likes: 129 DFW Texas	Carlton, The graphics on that are cool! Is it dated, or any idea of the age? Regards, Jim I collect gas pump salt and pepper shakers and the plastic coin banks made by AVSCO.

Re: Two New Tins For My Collection CarltonHendricks #665722 Thu Sep 08 2016 05:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 4 Northern Calif. CarltonHendricks OP Member
OP CarltonHendricks Member Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 4 Northern Calif.	Thanks sanp...not dated but prob about 1910...

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