Tin cans are like air; they're all around us. Most families go through several cans each week, while some of use that many day in, day out. Instead of recycling every single one of those cans, put a ...

Making DIY holiday decor is one of the best ways to get into the Christmas spirit, and this project repurposes tin cans into cute holiday lighting.

It`s amazing just how many brands of coffee were sold in the past with brand names and bright labels covering a multitude of subjects ranging from animals (such as Red Wolf brand) to Indians (such as ...

Not since the advent of the tin can telephone have we seen such an ingenious use for cast-off cans! Designer and recent graduate of Northumbria University Jack Bresnahan has created a set of nine lids ...

Thrifting is an economical way to find vintage and rare products, like tinware. These metal items are typically made of tinplate, a combination of steel and tin. While first appearing as early as the ...

If you’ve chucked a can of tomatoes into your dinner and you’re about to pop the empty tin in the recycling, stop right there. You can rinse it, but you'd better keep hold of it so you can use it for ...

Last week tin plate production boomed up to 100% of capacity—highest level in its 40 years of history. But not since the trust-forming days of William Bateman Leeds, the one & only tin plate king, has ...

From being used as a solution for storing food during wars to first being patented in the UK in 1810, tin cans have a rich history. During the war-hit times in the Napolean era, the French Directory ...

IF one were searching for examples of the old and new to illustrate the swift changes of our common life through the past century, he need not look beyond the oldest business in the world — retail ...

If you missed the Jan. 19 celebration of National Tin Can Day, well, rest assured, I celebrated the day, designed to give this taken-for-granted product a little respect as well as encourage recycling ...