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Vintage Garbage Can

Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg 'Beck & Jung' Ashtrays / Garbage Cans
By Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Ashtrays / garbage cans designed by Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg (Beck & Jung). Made in Denmark.
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1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Neighborhood Kids on Stoop in Red Hood Brooklyn - Vintage Brooklyn
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
the early 1970s. Notice the metal garbage cans. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso
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1970s Impressionist Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Backyard Campers, The Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Amos Sewell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
screech owl or the cat tips over the garbage can), all his life the memory of the horror will somehow be
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1950s Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Board, Gouache

Michael German "Leroy & Bertha's Bar and Grill" Mixed Media Sculpture Folk Art
Located in Detroit, MI
captures a moment in time – a pool player leans into his shot, hoboes warm themselves by a garbage-can fire
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Mixed Media

Michael Garman Yesterdays News Cityscape Shadowbox Diorama Sculpture 30"
By Michael Garman
Located in Dayton, OH
captures a moment in time – a pool player leans into his shot, hoboes warm themselves by a garbage-can fire
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20th Century Expressionist Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Wood

Tomás Sánchez ( 1948 ) – Orilla - hand-signed lithograph on Arches paper – 1994
By Tomás Sánchez
Located in Varese, IT
garbage, Sánchez considers deforestation and humanity’s ecological sins at large. The artist studied at
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1990s Surrealist Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

DADA historic Sidney Janis gallery mixed media, mid century designed by Duchamp
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in New York, NY
paper, and Duchamp suggested a garbage bin be offered to visitors so that they could crumple up the
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Mid-20th Century Dada Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Parchment Paper, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Screen

Original Color Linocut by Werner Büttner "Nachleben" in Yellow and Black
By Werner Büttner
Located in Hamburg, DE
intoxication as the elimination of garbage in museums and apartments", "The eye on the small and the big ones
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1990s German Modern Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Paper

The Beginning, 2021, cast paper, framed sculpture, black, Chinese text
By Cheung Yee (Zhang Yi)
Located in Santa Fe, NM
it, your saliva to wet it. In my eyes, nothing is garbage. Garbage is man-made, nothing is naturally
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Garbage Can

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Handmade Paper

"Doorway" Ken Davies, Realist House Porch Architecture
Located in New York, NY
seriously considered before this auspicious moment was that of a garbage man (I was very impressed with the
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1970s Realist Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Oil, Board

Fanny Rabel Figurative Oil Painting Soulful, Prayerful
By Fanny Rabel
Located in Detroit, MI
by smog, traffic, and garbage. The works include: "Diálogo capitalino," "Muerte citadina," "Los
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1960s Expressionist Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Modern Diorama "Area Above San Rafael Reef, Utah" Lloyd Brown, 1999, Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
painting and ultimately throughout life’s path? The coupling of the mountains, garbage bins and even many
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Wood

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Vintage Garbage Can

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Other

Mexican Wall Face Plates in the style of Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Unique and a rare find are these fabulous Mexican wall face plates in the style of Picasso. Lots of graphic whimsy in each hand painted plate which is signed on the back. No doubt ...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Garbage Can

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Ceramic

1970s Lucite Ashtray and Lighter Set
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1970s Lucite chrome ashtray and lighter desk set. Lighter measurements: Width 3.75", depth 2.5, height 4.25".
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Chrome

President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian tea table Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Lacquer

Jeune femme à l’éventail (Young Girl with a Fan)
By James Tissot
Located in New Orleans, LA
Conjuring the brilliance of late 18th-century costume with infusions of 19th-century modernity, James Jacques Joseph Tissot’s Jeune femme à l’éventail illustrates the remarkable tech...
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19th Century Realist Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Panel, Oil

Space Age Ashtray, Chrome, Italy, circa 1970
By Space Age Products
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very nice ashtray Space Age produced in italy in the 70s. Structure in chromed metal. Unique object that will bring a real design touch to your interior. Time marks consiste...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Metal

Antique Wooden Birdcage Mansion House or Castle
Located in Antwerp, BE
Old wooden birdcage in the shape of a Victorian mansion house or castle. This large birdcage house in original green with brown colors has towers and steeples, It can be placed on a...
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Late 19th Century European Victorian Vintage Garbage Can

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Glass, Wood

Antique Wooden Birdcage Mansion House or Castle
Antique Wooden Birdcage Mansion House or Castle
H 32.09 in W 27.96 in D 13.59 in
Space age design ashtray by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy 1970s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in ECHT, NL
This minimalist space age ashtray was designed by Luigi Massoni and manufactured by Guzzini in the 1970s. The lower half is made from hard plastic. The upper half is made from chrome...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Ceramic Plate Visage Gris 'Grey Face' A.R. 206 by Pablo Picasso & Madoura, 1953
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in New York, NY
The engraved and brush painted ceramic plate, Visage Gris (Grey Face) is one the most iconic pieces created by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, Franc...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Earthenware

GEORGES BRIARD for Hyalyn Black and Gold Ceramic Vase 1960s Hollywood Regency
By Georges Briard
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gold inlaid black matte ceramic vase by Georges Briard for Hyalyn Pottery, USA, 1960s. Signed GEORGES BRIARD on the front of the vase, the design is carved into the ceramic and paint...
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Ceramic

Bauhaus Ashtrays By F.W.Quist 1970s
By Marianne Brandt
Located in Čelinac, BA
Bauhaus Ashtray Germany 1970s
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1970s German Bauhaus Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Chrome

Bauhaus Ashtrays By F.W.Quist 1970s
Bauhaus Ashtrays By F.W.Quist 1970s
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H 3.94 in Dm 2.76 in
Bruno Munari Ponza Floor Ashtray, 1958
By Bruno Munari, Danese Milano
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century, Bruno Munari designed "Ponza" standing ashtray from in 1958. Munari, who authored and illustrated many children's books, worked as a sculptor, a printmaker, designed toy...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garbage Can

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Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Bruno Munari Ponza Floor Ashtray, 1958
Bruno Munari Ponza Floor Ashtray, 1958
H 22 in W 3.25 in D 3.25 in
1952 Bakelite and Chrome Ashtray From Chicago
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Chicago-manufactured ashtray from 1952 is a fine piece for the Tobacco connoisseur. The tray is made from Bakelite and the goddess figure is chrome. The goddess is reminiscent o...
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Chrome

Midcentury Floor Ashtray Goatskin and Metal by Aldo Tura, Italy 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing standing ashtray in goatskin and metal details made by the Italian designer Aldo Tura. Made in Italy in the 1950s. One of the most enigmatic and polarizing figures to e...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garbage Can

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Metal

Monumental and Unusual Folk Art Stage Coach Figure and Horses, 1927
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental and unusual Folk Art stage coach figure and horses, 1927. All hand executed, amazing detail, working lamps, velvet interior on coach.
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1920s American Folk Art Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Leather, Velvet, Plaster

Alajar Pottery Plate with Face in the Manner of Picasso
By Alfaraz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful terracotta plate with tripod legs - painting in the manner of Picasso - stamped and with original tag Could be hung or used only as decorative or for the bar too!
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

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"City Construction #9"A 1979 Dimensional Urban Landscape on Panel by G.M. Riess
By G. M. Reiss
Located in Palm Springs, CA
texture of urban decay. Garbage cans vie for space with rickety stairs, chimneys and open windows. "Pat
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garbage Can

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Wood, Paint

To the Dock of the Sailing Boats
By Blendon Reed Campbell
Located in Graton, CA
darkly-dressed, Depression-caused derelicts sit amidst garbage along a wooden fence diagonally retreating
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1930s Post-Impressionist Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Oil

Industrial Garbage Cans
Located in Surrey, BC
Garbage cans with flip-top lids. Found in Chicago, in a clothing factory
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1940s American Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Steel

Industrial Garbage Cans
Industrial Garbage Cans
H 21 in Dm 14 in
Garbage Can Lamp
By Richard Notkin
Located in Morton Grove, IL
glazed ceramic on a wood base
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1970s Modern Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Ceramic, Wood, Glaze

Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Magazine Holder Garbage Can, 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a chic, brass magazine rack, made in Italy, circa 1970s. In excellent vintage condition, with a patina to match the age. The dimensions are 12.5" W x 7" D x...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Walnut Nucraft Executive Waste Basket Garbage Can Trash Bin
Located in Dayton, OH
Large mid century modern executive desk walnut waste basket or wood trash can with square tapered form, attributed to Nucraft. Founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1945 by George W....
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garbage Can

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Walnut

7-Up Wet & Wild Trash Can Pop Art Soda Can Metal Garbage
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For fun: Vintage 7up wet & wild trash can 1970s metal soda collectible advertisement garbage can 7
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garbage Can

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Metal

Vintage Figural Metal Penguin Garbage Trash Can Zoo Recycle Waste Bin
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage figural Penguin garbage receptacle or trash can. Made of metal featuring a whimsicle
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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Metal

Industrial Waste Cans
Located in Surrey, BC
Metal, industrial garbage containers with pop up tops in original condition
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1940s American Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Metal

Industrial Waste Cans
Industrial Waste Cans
H 21 in Dm 15 in
Hayward's Quick Stop Knippa, TX March 1990
By Lloyd Brown
Located in Dallas, TX
garbage can are equal. It is not what they are, but the note of recognition they carry that one responds
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Mixed Media

"Spence's Alley (Open)" Figurative Realistic Cityscape Still Life Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
themselves by a garbage-can fire, a baseball team celebrates their victory at the local pub, three men sneak
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1970s Realist Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Mixed Media

Storage Bin-Side Table-Umbrella Stand
Located in New York, NY
Storage bin that would also make an unusual side table. Can also be used as a garbage pail or
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1930s Indonesian Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Iron

Storage Bin/Side Table/Umbrella Stand
Located in New York, NY
Great storage bin for use as a garbage pail, umbrella stand etc. Can also be used as a small
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1950s Indonesian Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Iron

1940's English Wool Dollys
Located in New York, NY
, garbage bins, and rain collection buckets. They come in a few different designs. Most are the same size.
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1940s English Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Zinc

Penguin Garbage Can
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-20th century American painted metal penguin-form garbage can from, Detroit, Michigan.
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Sheet Metal

Penguin Garbage Can
Penguin Garbage Can
H 47.5 in W 14.75 in D 21 in
Mid Century Trash Garbage Can with Metal Mesh
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Well designed modernist trash bin, having metal mesh sides, and circular metal base. The top is smaller than the base, creating a modernist architectural form, and increasing the amo...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Walnut Nucraft Executive Waste Basket Garbage Can Trash Bin
Located in Dayton, OH
Large Mid-Century Modern executive desk walnut waste basket or wood trash can with square tapered form, attributed to Nucraft. Founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1945 by George W....
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Walnut

Vintage McDonald's Garbage Receptacle
Located in Norwalk, CT
This vintage garbage can from McDonald's would be a humorous piece to include outside or inside a
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Late 20th Century American Vintage Garbage Can

Industrial Metal Trash Can / Basket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
garbage can or hamper. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer)
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1960s Industrial Vintage Garbage Can

Large Antique Metal Waste Basket
Located in Sheffield, MA
common wastebasket, trash basket or garbage can. The container can be used for storage purposes.
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20th Century American Industrial Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Metal

Large Antique Metal Waste Basket
Large Antique Metal Waste Basket
H 14 in W 12.5 in D 12.5 in
Manhattan photograph 1984 (1980s New York street photography)
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
illusion that this garbage can is female fish net tights or a basketball hoop waiting for a player. The
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1980s Surrealist Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Silver Gelatin

2 Vintage Spiral Brass Planter Buckets Garden Flower Cache Pot Jardiniere 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Two vintage brass planters / cachepots or garbage / trash cans featuring spiral design with flared
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Late 20th Century Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Brass

Bruce Burdick Executive Desk for Herman Miller
By Bruce Burdick, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
two file cabinets - one with a pull-out drawer, both with locks. Accessories include a garbage bucket
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Aluminum Troughs Planters Sinks Containers Vessels 8 Sold Separately
Located in Topeka, KS
. Or possibly…garbage troughs?? Rectangular and made of aluminum with tapered sides and flat bottoms
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20th Century American Industrial Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Aluminum

Vibrant 1970 "Flower Power" Garbage Can
Located in Hudson, NY
Awesome bright colors. Metal construction. Plastic knob on top. Some scratches and blemishes, but no noticeable dents on can. Some very minor dents on lid.
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1970s American Other Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Metal

SCANDINAVIAN WASHING BARRELS
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
WASHING BARRELS USED TO DO LAUNDRY. GREAT FOR PLANTERS, WOOD HOLDERS, GARBAGE CANS.
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1950s Scandinavian Vintage Garbage Can

Midcentury Lawson Industrial Trash Can
Located in Minneapolis, MN
the dominant makers of metal garbage receptacles until consumers’ desire for lighter weight plastic
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1960s American Industrial Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Lawson Industrial Trash Can
Midcentury Lawson Industrial Trash Can
H 28 in W 23.75 in D 28 in
Jens Risom Walnut Garbage Can Waste Basket
By Jens Risom
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Garbage can designed by Jens Risom.
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1960s Vintage Garbage Can

Materials

Walnut

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Vintage Garbage Can For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal vintage garbage can for your home. Frequently made of metal, aluminum and brass, every vintage garbage can was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect vintage garbage can — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each vintage garbage can bearing modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one vintage garbage can that is appealing in its simplicity, but Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg and Werner Büttner produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Vintage Garbage Can?

Prices for a vintage garbage can start at $250 and top out at $35,000 with the average selling for $3,650.
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