Tin: Olive Can Co, Season's Greetings Santa in Chimney by Tom Browning, Cookie Tin, USA, Vintage 1997 - SOLD

Santa Claus climbs down the chimney with his sack full of toys on this 1997 Olive Can Co. Christmas tin, with a cheerful green and red "Season's Greetings."

• Maker: Olive Can Co
• Artist: Tom Browning
• Materials: Metal / tin
• Dimensions: 7.5 inches Tall, 4.75 inches Wide (at its widest point)
• Origin: USA
• Era: Vintage, 1997
• Condition: Very Good — a couple of very minor dents and surface scratches acceptable due to age and use. It does have can corrosion stains on the inside, quite common and usually harmless. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

What a wonderful Christmas tin. The entire tin has a nice grainy texture; it is not smooth. These are not easy to find, and this one is in pretty good condition.

Great Christmas decor in a kid's room, a perfect gift for a tin collector, or part of any Christmas display.

Tom Browning is a nationally acclaimed and award-winning artist known for both his Santa images and his fine art, which includes a wide array of subjects. His paintings of Santa Claus have been licensed for countless products with global distribution and are now famous around the world. Mr. Browning has created a classic Saint Nick, much like the beloved Sundblom Santa of the past, capturing the quintessential round, jolly, white-bearded figure that everyone has come to love. Tom continues to create several Santas each year and adds them to his private collection.

Olive Can Company was founded in Chicago, IL, in 1912 by Michele Armato, an Italian immigrant who fell in love with the craft of tin making and dreamed of starting a decorative tin factory. During the 1940s and 1950s, Michele's sons, Al and Philip, helped their father run the very successful company. In 1966 Philip's son, Keith Armato, came to work for the company, and by the 1970s he had deals with very large companies like Pillsbury, Carnation, Borden, and Nestle for promotional food tins. In 1975 Philip passed away, and Keith felt the company could never be the same without his father at the helm. We believe he closed Olive Can and went to work for another Armato owned business, Wisconsin Can, eventually opening his own business, Union Street Packaging Co, now called Union Street Tin Co, run by Keith's son, Dominic. We've seen some 1990s tins with the Olive Can name, which leads us to believe they may still use the recognizable Olive Can brand name.

We also carry an Olive Can Co. horse drawn sleigh winter scene tin from the 1940s, along with other Christmas tins. Browse our shop for more tins to round out your collection.