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Retro Tin Containers

1930s Walt Disney Tin with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto and Cat
Located in Antwerp, BE
Tin - Lunch box - Cookie Tin - Disneyana Tin Container Lovely Collector item - Disney Collectable
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Retro Tin Containers

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Tin

Mid-20th Century Tin Charity Container by Alfred Zaltsman, Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
The front of the box is inscribed with Hebrew and German: "Rabbi Meir Baal Ha' Ness charity collecting funds for Shomrei Ha' Chomot Kolel" and decorated with two images; Hatam Sofer ...
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Retro Tin Containers

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Metal

Brass Container with Lid Handcrafted by Franz Peters, 1950s
Located in London, GB
Tactile and curvaceous hand driven brass vessel or container with lid signed Franz J. Peters
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Tin Containers

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Brass

Vintage Ice Container with Tweezers by Harald Buchrucker, 1960s
By Harald Buchrucker
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage ice container with tweezers is an original decorative object realized in the half of the
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1960s German Retro Tin Containers

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Brass

Vintage Ice Container with Spoon by H. Buchrucker, 1950s
By Harald Buchrucker
Located in Roma, IT
Ice container with spoon is an original metal set realized in the 1950s. Original copper and
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1950s German Retro Tin Containers

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Copper, Brass

Art Deco Coffee Dispenser, Coffee Tin, Gentlemen, Casino, Hungary
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco Coffee Tin - Coffee Dispenser - Coffee Container with gentlemen. A red tole coffee tin
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Retro Tin Containers

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Metal

Vintage Porcelain Biscuit Barrel Tin Seltmann Weiden Germany 1995
By Seltmann Weiden
Located in Bastogne, BE
A very colorful Vintage Floral Biscuit Tin In Porcelain with tin lead by Seltmann Weiden, from
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1990s German Retro Tin Containers

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Lead

Mid-Century Prison Art Box from Cigarette Packs
Located in Forney, TX
, handmade from a large tin can and cigarette packs. A wonderful objet d'art, highly decorative, sculptural
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Retro Tin Containers

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Tin

Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Silvered Pineapple Ice Bucket and Sugar Bowl
By Mauro Manetti
Located in Firenze, IT
metal finish, manufactured in 1970 circa in the style of Mauro Manetti, Florence. The largest container
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Tin Containers

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Metal, Tin

Mid-Century English Hand Painted Tole Bucket and Lid with Foliage Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this colorful antique container by on your kitchen counters to bring a rustic, historic touch
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Mid-20th Century French Country Retro Tin Containers

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Metal

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JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Mathieu Matégot, Stilnovo, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Tin Containers

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Tin Containers

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Textile

Art Deco Style
By Assouline Publishing
Located in NEW YORK, NY
At the dawn of the twentieth century, the world yearned for a new design style that would embody contemporary culture. Efforts to create a design language suited to the needs and tas...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Retro Tin Containers

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Other

Art Deco Style
Art Deco Style
H 1.4 in W 9.75 in D 13 in
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier. All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass regular soc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Tin Containers

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Brass

French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre. This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne. The creator chose for the Pyrénées mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Retro Tin Containers

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Oak

Silly Symphony
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster, for Walt Disney's 1933 animation. This is an exceptionally rare poster with very few known to have survived.  
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1930s French Retro Tin Containers

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Paper

Silly Symphony
Silly Symphony
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H 31 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
Andy Warhol, Love, Sex, and Desire, Drawings 1950–1962
By TASCHEN, Andy Warhol
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and intimate addition to the Warhol canon Well before Andy Warhol’s rise to the pinnacle of Pop Art, he created and exhibited seductive drawings celebrating male beauty. Andy...
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Late 20th Century Retro Tin Containers

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Paper

21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects. Materials: Uphols...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Retro Tin Containers

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Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood

Pair of Art Deco Style Lamps Lumina Standing Nude Sculpture Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive pair of Art Deco figural table lamps of a standing nude holding a glass shade, Lumina. H. 65 cm or 25.6 inch tall. Designed by Max Le Verrier in France, 1928. Original pos...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Retro Tin Containers

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Marble, Spelter

Pearl Royale 18K White Gold, Diamond, Sapphire and South Sea Pearl Chess Set
By Colin Burn Art
Located in Halls Head, Western Australia
The Pearl Royale chess set stands as one of the world’s finest jewelry artworks ever created. This masterpiece is hailed as the most valuable and opulent chess set in the world and l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Victorian Retro Tin Containers

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Gold

Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
The Color Experience: Stained-glass windows “Color is a power which directly influences the soul” (Wassili Kandinsky, Moskou 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1944) “Color! What a deep a...
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19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Retro Tin Containers

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Art Glass, Stained Glass

Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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1890s German Retro Tin Containers

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Porcelain

Contemporary Minimal Round Coffee Center Table in Travertine Stone Natural Pores
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Center Table is an outstanding modern design piece. A key coffee table for a contemporary living room project seems to come directly from space. Made in travertine stone is p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Retro Tin Containers

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Travertine

Maurice Calka for Leleu-Deshays, "Boomerang" Desk, France, 1970
By Maurice Calka, LeLeu Deshays
Located in New York, NY
“Boomerang” desk designed by Maurice Calka for Leleu. Marked: "CREATION M. CALKA EDITION LELEU DESHAYS" This desk was exhibited in the museum show "Leleu 50 ans de mobilier et de d...
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20th Century French Retro Tin Containers

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Metal

1965 Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Hot Water Bottle by Duarry Spain
By Walt Disney Productions
Located in Antwerp, BE
1965 Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Hot Water Bottle by Duarry Spain. A collectible Mickey Mouse rubber hot water bottle with original stopper. This Walt Disney Production Mickey Mouse is...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Retro Tin Containers

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Rubber

Fabric Pende Woka Chandelier
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Handsewn fabric shade, dessin by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, hanging on a fabric-covered wire, brass-parts in the requested finish. Total drop custom made 2 x Edison screw sockets ...
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2010s Austrian Art Deco Retro Tin Containers

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Brass

Fabric Pende Woka Chandelier
Fabric Pende Woka Chandelier
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H 15.75 in Dm 15.75 in

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Vintage Lithograph Printed Equestrian Horse Head Tole Tin Container
Located in Antwerp, BE
This tole tin has a detailed and well preserved lithograph printed image of a horse head bordered
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Retro Tin Containers

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Tôle

Round Tin Box with a Musician and Two Ladies Depicted on Top, Weaved Tin Design
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a large round tin box with a colorful musician and two-seat ladies depicted on the top. The
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Mid-20th Century Retro Tin Containers

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Tin

Vintage Tin Hungarian Paprika
Located in Lábatlan, HU
Vintage tin advertising can metal container general store Hungarian paprika spice can kitchen item
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1950s Hungarian Rustic Retro Tin Containers

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Metal

Vintage Tin Hungarian Paprika
Vintage Tin Hungarian Paprika
H 10 in W 7 in D 7 in
Golden Apple Container, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Shiny gold container with lid in the shape of an apple from the 1970s. The container is made of
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1970s French Hollywood Regency Retro Tin Containers

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Brass

Golden Apple Container, 1970s
Golden Apple Container, 1970s
H 5.52 in Dm 5.52 in
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Large Clear Glass Storage Container
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Large clear glass container with a tin lid and red tin circular panel. Originally used for storing
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1950s Primitive Retro Tin Containers

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Metal

Curvaceous Handcrafted Brass Container by Franz Peters 1950s
Located in London, GB
Tactile hand driven brass vessel or container with lid signed Franz J. Peters Stolberg RH, Peters
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Tin Containers

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Brass

70s Blue French Crystal vanity set of 6 pieces, L'Étain a la Rose, - France
By French Opaline
Located in Valladolid, ES
that reproduced glass kitchen utensils, crockery, different types of containers, bottles, jars… The
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1970s French Baroque Retro Tin Containers

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Tin

Minimalist Cork Ice Bucket, France, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
pictures normal wear on inside metal container this item will ship from France price does not include
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1970s French Minimalist Retro Tin Containers

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Tin

Minimalist Cork Ice Bucket, France, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
pictures normal wear on inside metal container This item will ship from France Price does not include
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1970s French Minimalist Retro Tin Containers

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Tin

Three Folk Art Apple Collection
By Wyandotte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The large tin painted apple is signed Wyandotte Toys is on the large tin candy container, the large
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Other Retro Tin Containers

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Metal

1930s Walt Disney Tin with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Pluto
Located in Antwerp, BE
Container Round yellow tin with images of Mickey, Minnie Mouse and Pluto, famous Animation Figures. It was
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Retro Tin Containers

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Tin

Suchard Swiss Chalet Tin, Piggy Bank, Chocolate Box, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique chocolate and biscuit tin box - gift box - luxurious packaging - advertising box with
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Retro Tin Containers

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Tin

1930s Belgian Biscuit Tin Box with Many Disney Comic Characters
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage 1930s lithographic Walt Disney Snow White Belgian biscuit container Disneyland. With Micky
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Retro Tin Containers

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Tin

Petite Signed Jean Marais Bowl Container or Vide Poche, France, 1960s
By Vallauris, Jean Marais
Located in New York, NY
Vallauris tin glazed terracota by Jean Cocteau's partner and actor Jean Marais. Excellent vintage
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1960s French Retro Tin Containers

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Tin

Vintage Chinoiserie Tea Tin Canister Table Lamp Black with Black Shade
Located in Topeka, KS
different Asian-style scene, although the tin is clearly marked "container made in England." The tin sits
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Retro Tin Containers

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Tin

By Daher Pretty Vintage Red Floral Tea Tin Canister Long Island made in England
By Daher Decorated Ware
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Pretty Vintage canister container designed by Daher Lidded Red Floral Tin Long Island NY made in
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1950s English Mid-Century Modern Retro Tin Containers

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Metal

Mid-Century American Sanitary Bakery Bread Delivery Trunk
Located in Forney, TX
storage containers such as this, outside the local business, restaurants and cafes they had a partnership
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Mid-20th Century American Retro Tin Containers

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Metal

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Retro Tin Containers For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of retro tin containers available for sale. Each of these unique retro tin containers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and tin. There are all kinds of retro tin containers available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Art Deco, mid-century modern and folk art retro tin containers are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made retro tin containers over the years, but those made by Harald Buchrucker and Seltmann Weiden are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Retro Tin Containers?

Prices for retro tin containers start at $161 and top out at $1,500 with the average selling for $710.