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April 17th, 2008, 07:32 AM
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old tobacco tin
hi all
i know with out a photo i am makeing this very hard but here goes anyway
1.. metal witch looks to be brass coated
2.. about 4 inchers wide .3 inchers deep .1 inch thick
3.. on the frunt ther is a extra bit of metal round like a coin inprinted on
this is a old artillery peice
4.. inprinted on the inside of the lid is witch looks like the big arch ways as your entering france
not fully set up yet for photos sorry no scanner as yet
and behind the cannon on the lid there is a set of crossed flages
with a bit of curley art work around the sides of the lid
i hope i haven't asked the impossable
best krieg
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April 17th, 2008, 08:20 AM
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Re: old tobacco tin
Like this?
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April 17th, 2008, 09:46 AM
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Re: old tobacco tin
A Princess Mary Christmas Tin by any chance ?
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April 17th, 2008, 11:24 AM
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sorry not reaily probley about the same size.. mark
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April 17th, 2008, 11:26 AM
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A Princess Mary Christmas Tin by any chance ?
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once again sorry no idear reaily
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Re: old tobacco tin
maybe lucky to get a photo up taday of this old tin... 
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Re: old tobacco tin
hi all again here are a cupple of photos of my old tin
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Re: old tobacco tin
can any one put an age to this tin and maybe where he came from ??
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Re: old tobacco tin
I'm going for a totally off-the-wall guess here : that certainly looks like the Arc de Triomphe on the tin, the detailing looks rather 'Art Nouveau'.....Franco-Prussian War era ?
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I'm going for a totally off-the-wall guess here : that certainly looks like the Arc de Triomphe on the tin, the detailing looks rather 'Art Nouveau'.....Franco-Prussian War era ?
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interesting thanks for your info will haft to look into this tin a bit more
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