Aubrey's Antiques and Reproduction Pine Furniture
VERY RARE TAXI CRIMP CUT CANADIAN TOBACCO POCKET TIN.One of the "HOLY GRAILS" for serious tin collectors. Measures 4 1/4" in height X 3" wide X 7/8" depth. TAXI lithographed on roll top lid has some wear. Both sides are very nice with just minor wear. Front & back have wonderful image of two well dressed gentlemen entering a taxi. Smoking pipes on either side of center graphics. Front of tin has heavy scratches but they really don't detract from center images.Back is in great condition with a couple of tiny nicks in bottom left hand corner. Very minor. Manufactured by IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO. OF CANADA LIMITED printed on bottom of tin. This tin has also been TAC authenticated and has the authentication seal inside. One of the very BEST Canadian pocket tins. This tin commands prices of $5000.00 - $6000.00 in mint condition. Ours very reasonably priced.
sold (KACEN)
HILLA BRAND COFFEE 5 LB. TIN WITH WOOD BAIL HANDLE. IMPORTED & ROASTED BY KELLY DOUGLAS & CO. LTD. VANCOUVER B.C. Measures 9" in height with a 8 1/4" diameter. Tin is in excellent condition overall with just the odd tiny nick or scratch. Very minor. Displays well.
PRICE:$125.00 (KEN)
PRIDE OF ARABIA 1 LB. COFFEE TIN. Measures 5 3/4" in height with a 4 1/4" diameter. Made for Loblaw Groceterias Co. Limited Toronto, Canada. 16 oz. net weight. Great graphics. Tin shows minor overall wear, nicks and scratches but displays very well. Great colors. Original lid.
PRICE:$225.00 (KARN)
CHOICE COFFEE 10 LBS. NETT ALL TIN DOME TOP COFFEE TIN WITH APPLIED HANDLES. Measures 9 3/4" in length X 7" in width X 8 3/4" in height. Stencilled on back "DESIGN REGISTERED 22ND APRIL 1875 BEAVER STAMP CO. MONTREAL". The handles on the sides are made of 3 parts and all original. The clasp on front is also all original. The wood grain finish with straps painted over the top is all original. There are hinges on back that have finishing nails holding them together. This does the trick and doesn't affect the look at all. Very minor separation of the side and top corner where they meet. Not serious. Some scattered minor paint loss on back and scattered chips overall. Paint is stable and not flaking. This rare Canadian coffee tin will be 150 years old in just 2 years. Fabulous survivor.
PRICE:$325.00 (KRNX)
FOREST AND STREAM TOBACCO SINGLE FISHERMAN POCKET TIN WITH CREEL TOP. Measures 4 1/4" in height X 3 1/4" in width with a 1" depth. This is the very desirable "CREEL TOP" version. Front has small area of paint loss at top center. Minor scratches and very minor dents. Strong bright colors. Beautiful can. Displays great.
PRICE:$300.00 (KAEN)
TUCKETTS ABBY 10 CENTS PIPE TOBACCO POCKET TOBACCO TIN. From Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada Limited. Measures 4 1/8" in height X 3" in width and 3/4" in depth. Very minor nicks or signs of wear. Displays excellent.
PRICE:$350.00 (KUEN)
E.J. CAHILL DELICIOUS TEAS TIN. ST. GEORGE QUE. Circa 1890. Tin was made by The Thos. Davidson Mfg. Co. Limited Montreal Tin Boxes. Measures 9" in height X 7" in width X 4 1/2" in depth. There is a hole drilled on front of the tin in the center top. Gold,blue & black colors are in very decent condition. Minor scratches. Nice early tea tin.
PRICE:$149.00 (KENX)
RALEIGH INDUSTRIES LIMITED ALL PURPOSE OIL 8 oz. TIN. A high grade oil specially blended for all bicycle bearings and Sturmey-Archer gears. Original spout stores inside when not in use. Clever design. Measures 4 1/2" in height X 2 3/4" in width and 1 3/4" in depth. Interesting graphics of where to lubricate your bicycle on reverse side of tin. Tin is in very nice condition with minor dents on two sides where they squeezed it when used. Neat bicycle oiler. Circa 1930's.
sold (KAN)
ENGLISH 8 SIDED MUSTARD TIN.C.1890's. "Moss, Rimmington & Co Mustard. Try our anti-rheumatic mustard oil for rheumatism and neuralgia" printed on bottom of tin. This tin has different English countryside scenes lithographed on all 4 sides, plus top. Swans and leaves lithographed on 4 curved corners. The colors are fabulous and there is only minow chips,scratches and wear overall. Inside lid is missing but that is very minor. Some of the scenes include St. Mary's church-Reading, The elephant Inn - Exeter, On the Coquel- Northumberland and two others. Beautiful tin.
PRICE:$149.00 (KRN)
BIG BEN PIPE AND CIGARETTE SMOKING TOBACCO POCKET TIN. Tin with image of Big Ben clock tower. Measures 4 3/4" tall X 3" wide. Made by Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Limited Montreal & Granby. Colors are strong & bright. This is a fairly scarce Canadian pocket tin. It does have several scratches, minor dents but still displays well.
PRICE:$325.00 (KAON)