By Ben Marks — December 15th, 2010

This morning, our pals at BoingBoing alerted us to the beauty of typewriter ribbon tins, which were highlighted by a site devoted to packaging design called The Dieline.

Up to now, I thought only antique typewriters such as Martin Howard’s gorgeous 1886 Crandall could be considered works of art, but after browsing the source of the BoingBoing post, a set of 36 images at uppercaseyyc’s Typewriter Ribbon Tin Collection on Flickr, I think I may have found a new thing to collect!

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December 16th, 2010 at 7:53 am Hoby Van deusen Says:
Typewriter Ribbon Tins are a wonderful collectible: many are very inexpensive like the ones shown here as they are quite common; they are small & displayable; they have many intriguing designs that cover a 100 year period in our history & they were made in great quantities so they are readily available. Whats not to like??
February 13th, 2024 at 10:55 am Merle Snyder Says:
Do you know of an available “red gazelle” tin?
February 21st, 2025 at 11:56 am Hoby Van Deusen Says:
A red Gazelle tin is very, very rare. I will be selling it in the future. Hoby Van Deusen, Lakeville, CT

Why Hadn't I Heard About Typewriter Tins?

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