Two New Sports Tins

[CarltonHendricks]

NEW ADDITION - C1885 LACROSSE SPICE TIN




NEW ADDITION - C1935 SKI BOOT DRESSING TIN

Finally got time...make that made time...to install two new tins I picked up about a month ago...Phew talk about squeeze'n...that will probably be the last of what I can fit in...have to start a new pyramid...actually I have quite a few Euro ones I plan to make a display with...

The Lacrosse tin is beyond rare...You very rarely ever see antique lacrosse display pieces...Don't know who was bidding against me but apparently they also new it was rare...I speculate it may have been specifically a spice tin collector...

The ski tin, though only from the 30's or 40's, is probably the best ski tin I've seen...Got it cheap probably because of the condition...It was really dirty and the kind of dirt that sort of turned into a stain...I cleaned it up best I could with a combination of lighter fluid to try to get off what appeared to be ancient sticker residue....then tried non abrasive wax which didn't do much to clean it so tried car wax...still didn't work....so stepped it up to polishing compound...worked to some extent...then hit it with the non abrasive wax...

Generally most advanced tin collectors are very into condition...me...if the graphics are still strong I'm happy...Actually if I were a condition guy I'd never be able to put this many together and it wouldn't be as much fun...below the latest group shot...