Lot 1547:
Collection of Four Vintage Smokeless Gunpowder Tins, Hercules, DuPont, and Hodgdon, circa 1950s-1970s
Sold for: $30
Description
This lot features a diverse collection of four vintage American gunpowder tins, showcasing mid-century sporting advertising and packaging design. The group includes an 8 oz. Hercules Red Dot Shotgun Powder tin with its distinctive blue, white, and red lithography. Also included is an orange Hercules Explosives Department tin; notably, this piece is marked Wilmington 99, Delaware, indicating a production date prior to the 1963 introduction of the ZIP code system. The third item is a classic 1 lb. DuPont IMR 3031 Smokeless Powder tin in vibrant red. Completing the collection is a 16 oz. Hodgdon H414 Spherical Rifle Powder cylindrical tin, which features bilingual labeling in English and French (Poudre a Fusil), likely intended for the North American market. All containers are constructed of lithographed tinplate and represent major manufacturers in the American ammunition industry. Dimensions range from approximately 4 to 6 inches in height.
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