TINS

IT'S A TIN

A tin can, tin (especially in British English), steel can, or a can, is an air-tight container for the distribution or storage of goods, composed of thin metal, and requiring cutting or tearing of the metal as the means of opening. Cans hold diverse contents, but the overwhelming majority preserve food by canning.

Cans of food are not exactly the type of tins I find interesting, I like collecting tins from wherever. Whether they contain sweets, to alcohol, to just being a storage item, I really like tins.

They are my fifth what is good.

"Tin" cans are made of tinplate (tin-coated steel) but may also be made of aluminium or other metals.

HISTORY

The tin can was patented in 1810 by the English inventor Peter Durand, based on experimental work by the Frenchman Nicolas Appert. He did not produce any food cans himself, but sold his patent to two other Englishmen, Bryan Donkin and John Hall, who set up a commercial canning factory, and by 1813 were producing their first canned goods for the British Army.

Early cans were sealed with lead soldering, which has led to lead poisoning. Famously, in the 1845 Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin, crew members suffered from severe lead poisoning after three years of eating canned food.

In 1901, the American Can Company was founded which, at the time, produced 90% of United States tin cans.

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More my type of tin, looks so good. Literally such good design.

It's kept very simplistic, and is incredibly classy and yet strong at the same time.