tin box

Small storage vessel

A tin box is a container made of tin or tin-plated metal, typically rectangular with a hinged or removable lid.

Tin boxes store cookies, candies, sewing supplies, or keepsakes: She kept her grandmother's letters in an old tin box.

The term often evokes nostalgia—vintage tins decorated with colorful lithography are collectible.

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lid · rusty · keepsake · trinket · canister · tobacco · mints · hinged · rectangular · vintage · collectible · treasures · memories · time capsule · childhood · rattling · dented · shiny

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material composition

tin boxcardboard box

Rigid paper container

wooden box · glass jar · paper bag · leather case · wicker basket

rigidity and durability

tin boxpaper bag

Disposable carrying pouch

plastic bag · mesh bag

value and preciousness

tin boxgold box

Container of yellow metal

Fabergé egg · jewel case · treasure chest · jewelry box · silver box

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G