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Tinkering w/ Tins a Timeline - 1/6/2008 7:19:37 PM    OsiaBoyce Posts: 1782 Joined: 12/8/2005 From: Chinquapin Falls, S.C. Status: offline Pre-ground started off in paper lable tins. These are from the mid 1920s. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Tinkering w/ Tins a Timeline - 1/6/2008 7:21:50 PM    OsiaBoyce Posts: 1782 Joined: 12/8/2005 From: Chinquapin Falls, S.C. Status: offline By the 30s we had the painted tins. Attachment (1) (in reply to OsiaBoyce) Post #: 2

RE: Tinkering w/ Tins a Timeline - 1/6/2008 7:26:31 PM    OsiaBoyce Posts: 1782 Joined: 12/8/2005 From: Chinquapin Falls, S.C. Status: offline These are the ones I like. These are between 1942 and 45. Hard to find w/ the lable intact. How do I know the years? These are war time glass jars they needed the metal for the war effort. Then after the war they went back to the tin and continues till today. Attachment (1) (in reply to OsiaBoyce) Post #: 3

RE: Tinkering w/ Tins a Timeline - 1/6/2008 9:44:04 PM    tigue710 Posts: 1976 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut Status: online All started with Maxwell house didn't it?  I think I remember reading that the Maxwell house hotel started selling their ground coffee to guests who wanted to take some home... _____________________________ aint no bottles in there.... (in reply to OsiaBoyce) Post #: 4

RE: Tinkering w/ Tins a Timeline - 1/7/2008 5:27:57 AM    idigjars Posts: 1363 Joined: 12/24/2004 From: Michigan Status: offline Pat nice pics.  Your house must be like walking through a museum.  Thanks for sharing the pics.   Paul (in reply to tigue710) Post #: 5

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