We just love vintage tins! We have them dotted all over the house. They add a homely, vintage touch to shelves, cupboards & cabinets.
We store all manner of things in them – buttons, jewellery, loose change, sweets, receipts etc.
Tins from the 50s & 60s are our favourites, with their wonderful period designs & motifs.
We pick them up in all the usual places – markets, auctions & charity shops. They’re not all that easy to come across, despite the fact that they were often saved & reused once their original contents had been consumed.
This is a recent find with an unusual snakes & ladders game board on its lid.
This one depicts the countries of the British Isles on each of its sides.
Stylised flowers are a popular motif…
…as are birds & animals.
Brightly coloured food tins, both modern & vintage, look great in the kitchen.
Then there are tins for herbs & spices and favourite recipes.
And what’s better than a lovely vintage cake tin next to the kettle?
especially if it’s got home-made cake inside!!
We always like to have a few vintage tins on the H is for Home website. They’ve proven very popular – click on the link to see our current available selection.
you got some beautys there, I'm not sure which one is my fav
this may be it. I have to confess that I stay away from your site and blog on purpose sometime, because there is just too many temptations… I love vintage tins, so this might be what's finally going to push me over the edge. I will justify it somehow… thanks for all the great things you feature!
I love your tins and I love your posts on this blog. They're relatively rare, but always worth the wait.
I love them all.
wow! that is one serious collection you have there! I recently blogged about my own obsession with vintage tins….
http://patchworkharmony.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-he…
and then discovered there seems to be a need for a Tins Anonymous support group!! 🙂 see a fellow bloggers post and comments! 🙂
http://countrycottagechic.blogspot.com/2009/01/ti…
Great selection, i love these tins! I need vintage tins…
No typewriter ribbon tins?