Gift Tin / Cookie Tin, Toy Soldiers, Mrs. Field's, Olive Can Co, Vintage

• Pattern:  Christmas Tin, Toy Soldiers Holiday Gift Tin / Cookie Tin, Olive Can Co
• Vintage: 1991
• Details:  This is a really cute tin, perfect for the holidays!  It has colorful Toy Soldiers all around the cylinder shaped tin.  They are all wearing uniforms in primary colors Blue, Yellow, Red and Green and the lid has an antique-gold color.  The entire tin has a nice grainy texture, it is not smooth.  The lid has the Mrs. Field's logo in white letters and that's it, simple and cute as can be.  The bottom edge reads:  "1991 Olive Can, 1991 Simonelli Design".  These are not easy to find, and this one is in very good condition.  Great Christmas decor in a kid's room.  Perfect gift for a tin collector during the holidays.  Makes a nice "gift box" too!
• Material:  Metal / Tin
• Dimensions: 4.25 inches in Diameter, 4.75 inches Tall
• Condition:  Vintage - Used. Excellent Vintage Condition.  There is some rust/wear on the bottom edge.  very clean inside.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are ANTIQUE and VINTAGE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show scratches, wear and tear and imperfections. 

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 dreams of starting a decorative tin factory. During the the ‘40s and ‘50s, 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 1970's 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 named, Union Street Packaging Co, now called Union Street Tin Co which is run by Keith's son, Dominic. We've seen some 1990's tins with the Olive Can name, which leads us to believe they may still use the highly recognizable Olive Can brand name at Union Tin Co.