The federal government has strict rules about toys with tin parts that might cut a child–which is one reason so many contemporary toys have plastic parts. Many toy collectors, however, prefer those ...

Q–Would an old Honey Moon tobacco pocket tin have any value? A–Yes, according to a new book, ”Tobacco Tins and Their Prices” by Al Bergevin, which describes and lists the current values for such tins.

Book lovers who have missed getting their fix of fine leather books, rare first editions and children's collectibles need look no further than the Book Collector and the Old Tin Soldier Shoppe, once ...

Ah, shucks! You could dine on oysters Rockefeller tonight if you’d saved your grandmother’s old tin pails. Not just any tin container, but the ones that held the oysters put up by the dozens of ...

Coffee cans aren’t trash, and collectors now pay top dollar for retro tins that capture personal memories and reflect broader cultural shifts. An 1880s coffee tin can sell for over $1,000 today, not ...

Hunting for treasures seems to be an inborn trait. Perhaps it's from the need of the caveman to search, find food and store some for later use. For centuries, the very rich surrounded themselves with ...

For Dolly Yanolko, it began when she was cleaning out the stairway to her grandfather’s cellar after his death in 1969. She found a tiny antique marshmallow tin filled with buttons. “I knew I wanted ...

The Tin That Broke Hearts Altoids Sours sales began to slow over time, and makers tried to rebrand and refresh, but the time ...

A Northern California man cleaning out his late father’s closet nearly 30 years ago found an old tin cigarette box filled with trading cards more than a century old. These were not just trading cards ...