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Bay Tree Chocolates tin
 The front and back panels of this 5-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 3-3/4" tall tin depict an old lady wearing a long dress, shawl, and cap sitting in a wicker chair in a parklike setting full of (presumably) bay trees and eating chocolate from a box that she’s offering to two little boys in old-fashioned playclothes who are happily taking time out from their hoop rolling to sample the chocolates while their dog looks on with a “me, too” attitude. Top of picture says “Les Lauriers” and bottom says “The Bay Tree.” End panels show the boys and their dog. Trunk-style curved lid also says “Les Lauriers” and has a banner saying “The Bay Tree Chocolate Manufacturing Co., Inc.” Great condition with a few small shallow dents to the tin bottom and only a hint of rust at the bottom edges of the tin and lid. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $12.50 + s/h
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Bon Ami tin
 This colorful Bon Ami tin measures 4-1/8" x 3-1/8" x 2-3/8" high when lidded. The J.T. Robertson Soap Company of Manchester, Connecticut, first manufactured Bon Ami polishing soap in about 1886, but A.W. Erickson, the founder of McCann Erickson Advertising, is credited with switching Bon Ami advertising to beautiful full-color pages in leading women’s magazines during the first decade of the 20th Century. The yellow chick on the Bon Ami label and the “Hasn’t Scratched Yet!” slogan became a textbook example of early American trademarks. Ben Austrian, a noted Pennsylvania artist, did the paintings of the chicks, from which lithographic prints were made, but what, do you ask, is the connection between a baby chick and a household cleaner? Well, a newly hatched chick won’t scratch the ground for food for two or three days after it comes out of its shell because it’s still living off the nutrients of the yolk. So, since neither baby chicks nor Bon Ami scratch, voila! The perfect symbol for Bon Ami, especially when combined with that trademarked “Hasn’t Scratched Yet!” Our tin’s lid also proclaims “The Best Scouring Soap Made,” and the four sides contain additional advertising. Tin bottom is stamped “The Tin Box Company of America, Inc., Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735, © 1983 Fautless/Bon Ami Co., Made in China.” We have two of these Bon Ami tins and price is for each. Both are in very good vintage condition, with no dents or dings, but some rusting at the bottom edges of the tin and lid. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $10.00 each + s/h
** both sold **
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Bon-Ton Corset tin
 The center portion of the front and back panels of this 4-1/4" x 2-7/8" x 7-3/4" tall tin show a Victorian lady being laced into her corset by her maid, above which is a rectangle proclaiming “The Improved ‘Bon-Ton’ Corset” and below which is another rectangle saying “Is universally acknowledged by the ladies as the best fitting and most durable corset ever made. Every pair warranted. Manufactured only by the Worcester Corset Co., Worcester, Mass., U.S.A.” Lid contains the top rectangle and the two side panels contain both rectangles. Original clear label on tin bottom says “The Nostalgia Collection © Keller Charles of Philadelphia, Made in Hong Kong.” Great vintage condition with a few small dings visible only on the inside and some minor rusting at the bottom edges of the tin and lid. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $15.00 + s/h
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Cherrydale Farms tin bank
 This is a vintage Cherrydale Farms tin bank in the shape of an old-fashioned delivery truck, complete with four rotating wheels. Colorful lithographed exterior shows all the details of the truck, plus its driver and his two little passengers. “Signs” on the truck’s sides say “Cherrydale Farms, Fine Confections” and engine “hood” also says “Cherrydale Farms.” Truck “roof” has a coin slot and removes for coin retrieval. Overall measurements are 7" x 3-3/4" x 4" tall. Great condition with shiny interior and no dents, dings, or rust. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $15.00 + s/h
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Coca Cola triptych tin
 This hexagonal Coca Cola tin measures 4-1/2" across x 5-1/4" tall. The three front and back panels feature a triptych of three ladies in 1920's garb drinking Coke. The two panels between the triptychs say “Drink Coca-Cola, Delicious and Refreshing” in white lettering on a red rectangle banded in gold. Lid carries the Coca-Cola script in white on a red octagon banded in gold. Black printing at the top edge of the tin under the lid indicates that it was made in Paris in 1989. Great vintage condition with a few tiny dents invisible from the outside and no rust. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $15.00 + s/h
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Coca Cola Lady in Red tin
 This colorful Coca Cola tin is 4-1/8" x 3-1/8" x 2-3/8" high. Lid features a portrait of a beautiful Victorian lady sipping from a small glass and dressed in a red gown, an elaborate red hat, and long black gloves. Message says “Drink Coca-Cola, Sold Everywhere 5¢” and above and below the portrait are little scrolls that say “Delicious” and “Refreshing.” The tin’s sides have a close-up of the Coca-Cola script and the ends have a close-up of the lady’s head. Tin bottom has a clear label reading “Keller-Charles of Philadelphia, Made in China.” Great vintage condition with a few interior scratches and a hint of rust at the bottom edge of the tin. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $10.00 + s/h
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Coca Cola Beach Scene tin
 This 4-1/2" x 4-1/4" x 5" tall Coca Cola tin has the shape of an elongated 4-leaf clover. Front and back feature a old black-and-white “photograph” of several ladies in old-fashioned swimming suits and hats drinking Coke under a large umbrella or at a rustic table. Message says “Drink Coca-Cola, Delicious and Refreshing.” Lid repeats the “Drink Coca-Cola” message. Great vintage condition with a few minor dings that are invisible from the outside and some rusting at the bottom edges of the tin and lid. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $15.00 + s/h
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Coca Cola Take My Picture tin
 The lid of this 5-1/4" diameter x 2" tall Coca Cola tin features a full-color scene of a group of teenagers at a 1940's soda fountain about to have their picture taken by a photographer holding a large flash camera. Of course there’s a big red Coke dispenser on the soda fountain counter! Black printing on the bottom of the tin indicates that it was made in Paris in 1991. Great condition with no rust and a couple of small dents on the lid that are invisible from the outside. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $12.50 + s/h
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Coca Cola octagonal Take My Picture tin
 This 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" x 5-1/2* tall octagonal tin features the same soda fountain scene as our tins listed immediately above and below, plus a second close-up scene of 1940's teenagers happily gathering around the Coca Cola dispenser at the soda fountain. Two “end” panels carry the Coca-Cola script, as does the lid, plus a classic Coke glass filled with Coke. Black printing at the top edge of the tin indicates that it was made in Paris in 1991. Great condition with no dents or dings and only the slightest hint of rusting at the bottom edges of the tin and lid. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $15.00 + s/h
** SOLD **
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Coca Cola Take My Picture hinged-lid tin
 The hinged lid of this 7-1/2" x 5" x 2-3/4" tall tin features the same soda fountain scene as our two tins listed immediately above, with the addition of a young child in pajamas peaking around the door and holding a large Coca Cola sign. Side panels have close-ups of the happy teenagers and end panels have a glass of Coke and round Coca-Cola sign. Black printing at the top edge of the tin indicates that it was made in Paris in 1991. Pristine condition with no dents, dings, or rust. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $15.00 + s/h
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Coca Cola Winter Lady tin
 The front and back panels of this 4-5/8" x 3-1/8" x 5-3/4" tall hexagonal tin picture a lady in a furry white coat and hat and huge scarf getting a Coke at the local soda fountain, below which is “Enjoy Thirst.” All four side panels say “Drink Coca-Cola, Delicious and Refreshing, Inviting you when wholesome outdoor play makes you thirsty.” Lid has an abbreviated version of the picture. Tin bottom retains its original paper label saying “Coca-Cola Retro, BTE HEXAG. ENJOY.” Great vintage condition with a few small dings visible only from the inside and no rusting. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $15.00 + s/h
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Coca Cola Gay Nineties Soda Fountain tin
 This 4-5/8" x 3-1/8" x 5-3/4" tall hexagonal tin features two renditions of a highly detailed wraparound picture of a Gay Nineties soda fountain, complete with four ladies, a gentleman, and two children in appropriate Victorian garb standing in front of the counter with the smiling young man behind it offering a Coke to one of the ladies. Lid says “Drink Coca-Cola and learn why millions find in it the very acme of wholesome, delicious refreshment.” Tin retains remnants of its original paper label. Great vintage condition with no dents or dings and slight rust at the bottom edge of the lid. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $15.00 + s/h
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Coca Cola Rowboat tin
 The hinged lid of this 7-1/2" x 5" x 3" tall Coke tin depicts a Victorian gentleman in suit, tie, and straw sailor hat handing a glass of Coke to an equally overdressed Victorian lady in a long gown and elaborate hat who is sitting in a rowboat. A smiling young waiter in white jacket and bow tie holds a silver tray on which sits a second glass of Coke. Merciful heavens! That’s not exactly the way we all go boating nowadays! Text below the boat says “Coca-Cola is a delicious beverage delightfully in harmony with the spirit of all outings, sold at all founts and carbonated in bottles.” It also says 5¢ which isn’t exactly what we pay for a Coke nowadays, either! Tin’s end panels repeat the top portion of the rowboat tableau and side panels say “Wherever you go you will find Coca-Cola at all fountains.” At least that hasn’t changed over the decades! Tin bottom retains its original paper label, but only the glue remnants of a second label. Great condition with no rust and only a couple of pinprick dents on the lid invisible from the outside. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.
Price: $15.00 + s/h
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