Tin cigar boxes
 
    These exhibits provide a sample of how cigars were packed in tin between 1870 to 1960.
 
     This is a broad stroke collection of pictures for folks who want basic pictorial information about making, marketing and packaging in tin.
 
    One of the advantages of writing for the net instead of books is the ability to show work in progress, work only partially researched, written or photographed. That condition describes some of the Museum Exhibits, including this one. Over time, I plan to expand and provide histories of tin’s developing technologies, as well as provide brief histories of the most important tin makers with examples of their work.
 
 
                     I regret the wait for the topic of tin to expand much beyond what is currently available will be a long one, unless I find knowledgeable help from collectors and researchers with a strong background in tin details.
 
Types of Tin Boxes & Cans
A National Cigar Museum Exhibit © Tony Hyman
 
Tin was the 2nd most popular material for packing cigars.
 
 
TYPES OF TIN BOXES
 
 
19th Century tin boxes
Open
 
 
Vogel tin company
Open
 
 
Tin trunks
Open
 
 
Tin boxes 1900-1960
Open
 
 
Flat 10s
Open
 
 
Pocket packs
Open
 
 
Tin cans
Open
 
 
Cans with paper labels
Open
 
 
Bayuk and tin
Open
 
 
Lorillard tins
Open
 
 
Dutch tin history
Scheduled Fall 2007
 
 
Dutch tin 1880-1916
Open
 
 
Dutch tin 1920-1960
Open
 
 
How tin cans are made
Scheduled Fall 2007
 
 
Bale shaped large (9” x 8” x 4.5”) tin of 250 patented in 1875. This specimen was used in 1884. Cigars by S. Jacoby, Factory 3, 3rd Dist New York City.  19th century tin boxes this large are rare, especially in this fine condition.