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.

- “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″

- “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.

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 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.

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, Whuch Ca Be Seen At The Top Of The “Tins” Page Of This Site

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.

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
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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.
- “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″
- “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.

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 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.

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, Whuch Ca Be Seen At The Top Of The “Tins” Page Of This Site

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.

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
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I Buy Old Tackle ~ Click Here
reelsmith@aol.com
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