Tins

 

While many fishing related tins are quite utilitarian, others have a lot of eye-appeal and feature attractive advertising. Like bottles, tins come in a variety of shapes and sizes and tend to be colorful. Some have paper labels and some are painted. Contents are often hooks, split shot, line grease, rod varnish …and sometimes grass hoppers!

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When You Buy Flies At A Fly Shop Today, They Put Them In A Boring Little Plastic Box. In The Old Days They Used These Wonderful “Vesta” Advertising Tins. I Really Like These! The Big Tin Is 4″ Wide And The Small Ones Are Half That. Even The Little Things Had More Panache In The Old Days.

Edward vom Hofe Rod Varnish

“Army & Navy Cooperative Society” Vesta Tin. At 2.25″ Wide This Tin Is Just A Bit Wider Than Most And Has a Glass Back For Viewing The Contents.

I've Had One Of These Army & Navy Cooperative Society "Jahncke's Patent" Tins In My Collection For Years, But This One Is Quite A Bit Larger. The Small Tin (Above) Measures Just 2.25″ By 1.5″ While The Larger Tin Measures 4″ By 2.75″

I’ve Had One Of These Army & Navy Cooperative Society “Jahncke’s Patent” Tins In My Collection For Years, But This One Is Quite A Bit Larger. The Small Tin (Above) Measures Just 2.25″ By 1.5″ While The Larger Tin Measures 4″ By 2.75″

Both Tins Have Glass Backs So You Can View The Contents

Both Tins Have Glass Backs So You Can View The Contents

This Split Shot Tin Is From The Dyas Cline Co,  A Sporting Goods Dealer That Opened In 1905

This Split Shot Tin Is From The Dyas Cline Co, A Sporting Goods Dealer That Opened In 1905

Fred Divine’s Rod Varnish

A Hooper Coop Is A Bait Tin For Holding Grasshoppers
Wm. Mills & Son “Fine Fish Rod Varnish”
The Smallest Tin In My Collection, This J. Peek & Sons Hook Tin Measures Just 1.25″ Tall

Montague Rod Varnish Is The Most Common Of All Varnish Tins

“The Dependon” Ringed Hook Assortment. This Tin And The Next Three All Measure About 3″ Wide By 2.5″ Tall. This Is By Far The Toughest Of The Four Tins Pictured Here To Find.

Milwards “Iron Arm” Ringed Fish Hooks

“The Osprey” Ringed Hooks Assortment

Allcocks Ringed Fish Hooks Tin

Kingfisher Rod Varnish

Milwards “Iron Arm” Fish Hook Tin

Edward R. Hewitt’s Line Grease
The “Loch Leven Eyed Fly Box”
A Wader Repair Kit And A Herters Anglers Pipe

This William Bartleet Fly Tin Measures 4-1/8″ by 2-7/8″. Bartleet Operated From 1890 to 1932.

This Tiny Tin Has A Glass Back And Measures Just 1.75″ Across The Front. Deller Joined Eaton In 1857 And Died In 1887. These Diminutive Advertising Tins Are Among My Favorite Collectibles.

A Frost's "Kelso" Split Shot Tin. I Really Like This Logo A Lot. Too Bad Their "Smalls" Are So Very Hard To Find !

A Frost’s “Kelso” Split Shot Tin. I Really Like This Logo A Lot. Too Bad Their “Smalls” Are So Very Hard To Find !

A Very rare Can Of Kingfisher Line Dressing, Manufactured By E.J. Martin & Sons Of Rockville, Connecticut. The Contents Are Advertised As Having The Ability To Preserve New Line And Restore Old Lines. The Can Is 2.5" Tall And Circa 1915.

A Very Rare Can Of Kingfisher Line Dressing, Manufactured By E.J. Martin & Sons Of Rockville, Connecticut. The Contents Are Advertised As Having The Ability To Preserve New Line And Restore Old Lines. The Can Is 2.5″ Tall And Circa 1915.

The Howe's Vacuum Bass Bait Came In This Wonderful Tin And Dates To About 1910

The Howe’s Vacuum Bass Bait Came In This Wonderful Tin And Dates To About 1910

An Abbey & Imbrie Split Shot Tin

An Abbey & Imbrie Split Shot Tin

I'm Yet To Uncover Any Information On Soule-Mac Williams, Whose Flies Came In This Attractive Tin

I’m Yet To Uncover Any Information On Soule-Mac Williams, Whose Flies Came In This Attractive Tin

A Horrocks & Ibbotson Gut Leader Soak Tin

A Horrocks & Ibbotson Gut Leader Soak Tin

H.J. Frost & Co. Split Shot Tin

H.J. Frost & Co. Split Shot Tin

The #79 Abbey & Imbrie Split Shot Tin Is Particularly Hard to Find

The #79 Abbey & Imbrie Split Shot Tin Is Particularly Hard to Find

This Tiny J. Bernard & Son Fly Tin Measures Just 2.75" by 1.5" by .5"

This Tiny J. Bernard & Son Fly Tin Measures Just 2.75″ by 1.5″ by .5″

John Bernard & Son Operated From 1864 to 1940. Note The Transparent Lid On The Tin.

John Bernard & Son Operated From 1864 to 1940. Note The Transparent Lid On The Tin.

Abbey & Ibmbrie's Split Shot Tin Is Most Often Seen In White With Black Print. The Black Version Is Seldom Seen.

Abbey & Ibmbrie’s Split Shot Tin Is Most Often Seen In White With Black Print. The Black Version Is Seldom Seen.

Measuring 2.75" by 1.5", This Foster Is Quite A Bit Smaller Than Their Full Size 1889 Piscatorial Exhibition Tin, Which Ca Be Seen At The Top Of The "Tins" Page Of This Site

Measuring 2.75″ by 1.5″, This Foster Is Quite A Bit Smaller Than Their Full Size 1889 Piscatorial Exhibition Tin, Whuch Ca Be Seen At The Top Of The “Tins” Page Of This Site

Abercrombie & Fitch Split Shot Tin. Love That Logo !

Abercrombie & Fitch Split Shot Tin. Love That Logo !

A Huntley & Palmer Biscuit Tin In The Form Of A Center Hole Creel

A Huntley & Palmers Biscuit Tin In The Form Of A Center Hole Creel

Huntley & Palmer Tins Came In Many Varieties, As Seen In Their 1912 Christmas Offerings

Huntley & Palmers Tins Came In Many Varieties, As Seen In Their 1912 Christmas Offerings

A Scarce Tin Of Paul H. Young "Preen" Fly And Line Dressing

A Scarce Tin Of Paul H. Young “Preen” Fly And Line Dressing

Chubb Paraphernalia Is Virtually Nonexistent …With This 2.5″ Tin Of Line Dressing Being A Rare Exception

Chubb Paraphernalia Is Virtually Nonexistent …With This 2.5″ Tin Of Line Dressing Being A Rare Exception

This Tin Of H-Y Brand Trout Bait Was Packaged By The Hickson-Young Company Of Portland Oregon. John M. Dickson And Donald A. Young Were Granted Patent # 1,384,320 For Their Salmon Paste On July 12, 1921.

This Tin Of H-Y Brand Trout Bait Was Packaged By The Hickson-Young Company Of Portland Oregon. John M. Dickson And Donald A. Young Were Granted Patent # 1,384,320 For Their Salmon Paste On July 12, 1921.

Not A Tin, But Serving The Same Purpose, This Early Celluloid Abbey & Imbrie Advertising Piece Is Just 2.25″ In Diameter

Not A Tin, But Serving The Same Purpose, This Early Celluloid Abbey & Imbrie Advertising Piece Is Just 2.25″ In Diameter

This Vintage Cigarette Case Is Made Of German Silver And Measures Just 3.25" By 3" ...Made Back In The Day When Cigarettes Didn't Have Filters And Were Short

This Vintage Cigarette Case Is Made Of German Silver And Measures Just 3.25″ By 3″ …Made Back In The Day When Cigarettes Didn’t Have Filters And Were Short

Winchester Split Shot Tin

Winchester Split Shot Tin

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