This collection of tin ingots was collected by the owner’s grandfather in the 1920s, after he was invalided out of World War I. He was an accountant of a Cornish tin smelting company.

What do British royalty commemoratives, vintage Gettysburg ... Her British royalty collection spans decades, and includes an array of plates, cups and tins. Ray has visited England six times ...

Forty-some years later, Birch has a unique — and enviable — collection of about 165 vintage typewriter ribbon tins dotting her home. “I like the graphics and the colors,” says Birch ...