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Tin containing magnesium sulphate

Festival of Britain souvenir tin

1951

Tin containing yellow Basilicon Ointment

circa 1950s

Tin, empty, for Cow & Gate Milk Food

circa 1956

Salmon in a tin

1995-1999

Tin of Tools

Miner's snap tin

Tin of Similac infant milk powder, Europe, 1980

1980

Heart shaped tin with 'I love Papworth' sticker

2013

Tin for ring frame travellers

1900 - 1950

Set of miner's wage tins

Powder Bag- Tin container

Carton of Nic-o-cin pastilles, London, England, 1934-1940

1934-1940

Lamb and Flag' Cornish tin.

Metal tin containing chemical apparatus

Acme food tin

Food tin

Empty tin for Allen and Hanburys' surgical instruments

Acme food tin

Cigarette tin and card

1914

Emergency Flying Ration Pack

1939-1945

Cadbury chocolate tin

1913

Biscuit tin with contents

2017-2018

Ring Travellers tin

1900 - 1950
Nose tin, British Railways, Midland Region, metal nose tin with leather strap, used for feeding and watering horses.

Nose tin, BR(M), metal nose tin with leather strap

Two rectangular tins with hinged lid and recessed paper label and lined with waxed paper, to contain 54 of 'The Allenbury's Throat Pastilles No 44' containing the active ingredients Menthol and Cocaine, by Allen and Hanbury, London, England, 1920-1940

Two tins, for containing Allenbury's Throat Pastilles No 44, with menthol and cocaine

Small corroded tin of Roche brand Sedebrol tablets prepared by Hoffmann-La Roche, Switzerland for sale in England, Swiss, 1901 to 1930

Small corroded tin of Roche brand Sedebrol tablets prepared by Hoffmann-La Roche

1901-1930
Signal lamp wick tin, japanned, rectangular with hinged lid and four lidded compartments, possibly London & North Eastern Railway, c1935.

Signal lamp wick tin

1930-1940
Tin showing three stages of manufacture, made by Carnaud Metalbox.

Tin showing three stages of manufacture

1937-1990
Toffee Tin, London & North Western Railway, tin box in shape of a trunk marked with leather straps and red cross " L&NWRy London". Overall: 90 mm x 121 mm x 78 mm.

Toffee tin, London & North Western Railway

Empty tin for limelight limes 'made from the finest Irish limes.'

Trilby Hard Lime tin

Correspondence tin. Black metal tin without lid. Marked "P.W Inspector". Dimensions 10x4 1/2x4"

Correspondence tin

2 wage tins

2 wage tins

Rectangular tin with hinged lid and recessed paper label and lined with waxed paper, to contain 54 of 'The Allenbury's Throat Pastilles No 44' containing the active ingredients Menthol and Cocaine, by Allen and Hanbury, London, England, 1920-1940

Tin, for containing Allenbury's Throat Pastilles No 44, with menthol and cocaine

1920-1940
Plastic cannister, for 6 quinalbarbitone sodium and amylobarbitone, Tuinal brand of 'pulvule' capsules, by Eli Lilly and Company Limited, England, 1960-1985. Believed to be empty of contents.

Plastic cannister

1960-1985
Two tins of 'Fenobelladine' tablets (phenobarbitone and belladonna), with paper labels, complete with contents. Height 14 mm x width 80 mm x depth 57 mm, weight 57g. Inscribed: 'Tablets/ FENOBELLADINE/ Ext. Belladonna Sicc. B.P. gr. 1-4/ Phenobarbitone B.P. gr. 1-4/ Dose: 1/2-4 tablets t.d.s./ FOR DISPENSING ONLY/ POISON/ MEDO- Chemicals Ltd. / 144. FORTRESS ROAD, LONDON, N.W.5./ TELEPHONE: GULLIVER 3352/ MADE IN ENGLAND'. Made by Medo-Chemicals Ltd., 144 Fortess Road, London, NW5, England. English, 1950-1960.

2 x tins of Fenobelladine tablets

1950-1960
Rectangular tin with hinged lid and recessed paper label and lined with waxed paper, to contain 54 of 'The Allenbury's Throat Pastilles No 44' containing the active ingredients Menthol and Cocaine, by Allen and Hanbury, London, England, 1920-1940

Tin, for containing Allenbury's Throat Pastilles No 44, with menthol and cocaine

1920-1940
Tin of Nan, infant milk powder, by Nestlé, Dutch

Tin of Nan infant formula

Stainless steel tin for the storage of hypodermic tablet phials. Containing two hypodermic tablet phials of morphine sulphate, and one hypodermic tablet phial of hyoscine hydrobromide. Tin measures overall: height 22 mm x width 99 mm x depth 68 mm, weight 128.4g. Morphine Sulphate phials inscribed: 'No. 3 POISON D.D.A./ .../ Morphine Sulphate / gr. 1/4 / .../BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO. LONDON (ENG)/ ...'. Phials made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, case by unknown maker . English, 1930.

Stainless steel tin, containing two hypodermic tablet phials of morphine sulphate, and one hypodermic tablet phial of hyoscine hydrobromide

1930
Lunch box, "Railway Companion", sandwich tin. Overall: 38 mm x 165 mm x 65 mm.

Lunch tin, "Railway Companion"

Tablet tin, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co, containing 8 bottles, labelled and empty

Tablet tin

1910-1930
Tablet tin, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co, containing 13 bottles, 8 labelled `Cascara Sagrada', 2 for Calomel, Rhubarb and Colocynth, and three unlabelled, all empty

Tablet tin

1910-1930
Tin of unknown drug, c 1960, from Savory and Moore's shop

Tin of unknown drug

Empty tin for Tusana Cocillana Cough Pastilles, by Boots, Notingham, 1960-1970

Empty tin for Tusana Cocillana Cough Pastilles

Tin containing "Rigollot's Paper", or mustard leaves for sinapisms,tin claims they are widely used in Paris hospitals and in military hospitals, also directions for use, by Rigollot, Paris, 1900-1920

Tin containing "Rigollot's Paper"

1900-1920
Empty tin for Beechams Pills, by Beechams Pills Ltd., St Helens, 1920-1940

Empty tin for Beechams Pills

Large painted tin, empty, for Seidlitz powders, extra strong and guaranteed genuine, by Carter and Sons, Sheffield, 1930-1950

Large painted tin

Tin of Andrews Liver Salt for Diabetics, by Scott and Turner Ltd., 1960-1985

Tin of Andrews Liver Salt for Diabetics

1960-1985
Tin of Medinal tablets (barbital), complete with contents. overall: height 56 mm; diameter 41 mm; weight 43g. Inscribed: '100 TABLETS each 0.32 G/ MEDINAL/ A Schering Product/ HYPNOTIC/ made in England/ BRITISH SCHERING BS LIMITED SLOUGH/.../ Each tablet contains:/ 0.32 G Barbitone/ Sodium B.P'. Made by British Schering Ltd., Slough, England. English, 1940-1970.

Tin of Medinal tablets (barbital)

1940-1970
Sugar tin, from "En Route" set made by Drew & Sons, Piccadilly. Push on lid; oval; enamelled brass liner inside.

En Route oval sugar tin

1890