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Bright yellow, elegant antique lettering, a hinged lid — this Pinex Company Medicine Tin dates to around 1914.
Maker: The Pinex Company
Materials: Metal tin, hinged lid
Dimensions: 3.5" long, 1.75" wide, 0.5" tall
Origin: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Era: Antique, circa 1914
Condition: NOS — never filled; minor scratches, worn spots, or staining from long-term storage; no dents; each piece varies slightly. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
These are New Old Stock: never filled, never used as intended, stored for over a century. We have a small quantity available; each shows signs of long-term storage but none are dented. A small, flat, pocketable tin that carries an outsized amount of American pharmaceutical history.
A wonderful piece for the advertising, or medicine tin collector, the patent medicine enthusiast, or anyone who loves small objects with big stories. Also a charming desk or vanity catchall.
The Pinex Company operated from 1905 to 1960, producing patent medicines during an era when small hinged tins like this one were a common form of pharmaceutical packaging.
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