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FINE ART + DESIGN OCTOBER 2026

Thu, Oct 15, 2026 12:00PM EDT
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The Fine Art + Design October 2026 auction features an impressive range of antiques and artworks from several noted estates and collections. Lots include a rare American Civil War recruitment broadside poster, 19th-century salt-glazed and cobalt-decorated stoneware vessels, hand-woven American splint baskets, illustrative works, paintings, tobacco tins, tip trays, travel posters, and tin and cast-iron toys, including an exceptionally rare clockwork Märklin battleship "Maine."
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Lot 66

19th-20th Century Advertising Tins

Estimate: $300 - $500
Starting Bid
$100

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,500 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

A collection of fourteen (14) lithographed advertising food product tins. 

i. One (1) "Sunshine Cheese Wafers" tin manufactured by the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co. 

ii. One (1) "Davis Ok Baking Powder" tin with paper label, embossed lid, manufactured by R.B. Davis Co. 

iii. One (1) "Sultana Peanut Butter" tin manufactured by the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company.

iv. One (1) "The Wizard Of Oz Pail" peanut butter tin manufactured by Swift & Company.

v. One (1) "Chase & Sandborn's Orange Pekoe and Pekoe Tea" tin, with tin top and bottom and cardboard sides. 

vi. One (1) "Grand Union Filled Confections" candy tin manufactured by the Grand Union Company. 

vii. One (1) "Watkins Pure Ground Allspice" tin with original fragrant allspice inside. Not for human consumption. 

viii. One (1) "Pocono Ground Nutmeg" tin manufactured by Grand Union Co. 

ix. One (1) "The Boston Tea Party - Triumph Brand Formosa Oolong" tea tin, manufactured by Webster-Thomas Co.

x. One (1) "10¢ Mellomints" tin manufactured by the Brandle-Smith Co.

xi. One (1) "Orange Pekoe India Ceylon, Mayfair Tea" triangular tin.

One (1) "Buffalo Brand Fancy Salted Peanuts" tin manufactured by F.M. Hoyt & Co.

One (1) "Peter Pan Peanut Butter 25 Lb" tin manufactured by the E.K. Pond Company.

One (1) "The Herold Smoked Sardines" book shaped display tin sold by B.M. Shipman of New York, manufactured and packed by H.Valvatne of Sunde Norway.

Various sizes, largest : 10 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4".

 

 

 

Condition

Various conditions consistent with age and use. Tins may display denting, breaks, scratches, scuffs, rusting, fading etc. 

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THE UPS STORE - CRANSTON
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