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[AJLewandoski]

1 hour ago, ThothAmon said:

 I collect tin items and this is my first and favorite piece.  Never seen another coffee tin like it.  My maternal grandfather, born in 1903, was a heck of a marble shooter. A picture of Payton with his parents, sister and younger brother. 
 

Awesome family portrait and Battle King Coffee sounds like a brand I'd want to drink. As an aside can I get that FF #13 I see in the background? 

[fishbone]

5 hours ago, ThothAmon said:

 I collect tin items and this is my first and favorite piece.  Never seen another coffee tin like it.  My maternal grandfather, born in 1903, was a heck of a marble shooter. A picture of Payton with his parents, sister and younger brother. 
 

You can keep the tins, but can I have the stacks of Silver Age in the backround ? 

[PopKulture]

I was playing around with some Victorian sheet music and listening to “Dark Side Of The Moon” - over a century apart, but they somehow meshed surprisingly well.  

[Robot Man]

5 hours ago, ThothAmon said:

 I collect tin items and this is my first and favorite piece.  Never seen another coffee tin like it.  My maternal grandfather, born in 1903, was a heck of a marble shooter. A picture of Payton with his parents, sister and younger brother. 
 

What a great piece! And having the family history makes it a treasure. A much more simple time.

I don't specificaly collect tins but always buy them when I run across them. I love tins and signs because of their colors and graphics. I have used them in my graphic design work over the years. I sell most of them but have kept a few. I always have them in stock as they sell well at shows. Here are some from my photo archive. A few I still have but most are gone.

[Lukesaurus]

On 12/10/2020 at 1:47 PM, Ameri said:

I still collect old super 8mm digests. Betamax and VHS players destroyed that industry. Why settle for a 10 minute digest and have to set up projectors and screens if you could get the whole film right on your TV?

 

 

I just started getting into 8mm and Super 8 , amazing collection . 

[PopKulture]

8 hours ago, ThothAmon said:

 I collect tin items and this is my first and favorite piece.  Never seen another coffee tin like it.  My maternal grandfather, born in 1903, was a heck of a marble shooter. A picture of Payton with his parents, sister and younger brother. 
 

 

 

Of course I love the tin, but it also looks like you have some great marbles inside! That looks like a large latticino swirl and possibly a mica right on top, along with lots of other swirls and aggies. That would certainly be a treat for marble collectors to rummage through. 

[Robot Man]

I know very little about marbles. I have bought a couple of batches of them at estate sales, sold them and was very happy with the prices I got. They can be very beautiful. 

I know you probably would never sell them but it might be fun to see if you have any good ones. Chances are, with as old as they are, you probably do, 

[Mr.Fantastic]

Great Thread! 

I used to collect Sports Cards,Ticket Stubs, and Star Wars figures, but lately have been in sell mode on all those trying to raise funds to buy comics. Since my wife and I moved into our new home about two years I have found myself collecting more and more things that go along with the decor of the home (it's a 100 years old this year). I have some old tins, old Ball/Mason jars, vintage advertising, soda memorabilia, and just about anything I think would look cool as decor. Even bought an old Crosley bakelite radio that is just beautiful. 

[Robot Man]

8 hours ago, Mr.Fantastic said:

Great Thread! 

I used to collect Sports Cards,Ticket Stubs, and Star Wars figures, but lately have been in sell mode on all those trying to raise funds to buy comics. Since my wife and I moved into our new home about two years I have found myself collecting more and more things that go along with the decor of the home (it's a 100 years old this year). I have some old tins, old Ball/Mason jars, vintage advertising, soda memorabilia, and just about anything I think would look cool as decor. Even bought an old Crosley bakelite radio that is just beautiful. 

Sounds awsome. Would love to see some pics!

[Mr.Fantastic]

11 hours ago, Robot Man said:

Sounds awsome. Would love to see some pics!

Ok. Took a quick walk through the house and snapped a few pics for ya....

[Mr.Fantastic]

Almost forgot my bottle caps...

[Mr.Fantastic]

Need to get my vintage ads framed and on the wall. I wish CGC would slab them. Lol.

[Jayman]

39 minutes ago, Mr.Fantastic said:

Almost forgot my bottle caps...

Love the “Lithiated Lemon Soda” 7Up cap! 

[Robot Man]

3 hours ago, Mr.Fantastic said:

Ok. Took a quick walk through the house and snapped a few pics for ya....

Very cool stuff. Fun to discover at flea markets. Love the radio. Here is a Crossley radio I picked up about 6 months ago. 

[vheflin]

Old paper I found in the basement, Philadelphia Record - Friday, December 9, 1938.

Good comic book year and good pulpy storyline on the front page "Ace G-man Reveals Cash Offer by Nazis for U.S. Navy Secrets"

So brittle it can't be handled, surprised it isn't a pile of brown dust after sitting exposed for 80 years.

 

[adamstrange]

5 hours ago, Mr.Fantastic said:

Almost forgot my bottle caps...

Nehi orange and grape soda!  I haven't thought about those in years.

[vheflin]

Have a small collection of apothecary jars and bottles.  These are the ancestors of today's plastic pill bottle although they're much different: real gold in the labels and the leftmost blue bottle was hand blown.

A result of watching creature feature and discovering that some lab scene props are real and you can buy them!

[Robot Man]

5 hours ago, vheflin said:

Have a small collection of apothecary jars and bottles.  These are the ancestors of today's plastic pill bottle although they're much different: real gold in the labels and the leftmost blue bottle was hand blown.

A result of watching creature feature and discovering that some lab scene props are real and you can buy them!

I like old handblown poison bottles. They often come in colors and usually have skull and crossbones on them. Plus they sell quickly at shows and bring me back extra comic book money!

[Robot Man]

11 hours ago, Mr.Fantastic said:

Almost forgot my bottle caps...

Nice cap collection! Love the Indian head beer one. I have a few of them for obvious reasons. All flea market finds. I think the Felix is my favorite. 

An old guy told me kids would pry out the cork backs, put the cap on the front of their shirt and push the cork back in from the inside of their shirts. This would make them like pin back buttons. 

[jayhawker]

I like old bottles also. Here’s one I found at a garage sale a couple years ago for a dollar. The lady said she pulled it out of her grandmother’s barn. It’s SA-TAN-IC LINIMENT manufactured here in Wichita Kansas. Nothing like rubbing a little turpentine on yourself to make you feel better.