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Tobacco tins first came into popular use in the mid 1800's, and can be found in a wide range of styles, including figural tins, basic box-style tins, and hinged lunchbox-style tins. Collectors look for date of manufacture, ornate art on the tin, and colorful tins. Tins made before about 1870 are often hard to identify, because their paper labels haven't fared well over time (lithography wasn't yet used for labeling).
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