3 Merry Widows

[senecalisa]

Found this 3 Merry Widows container last night about 5" down. Had all sorts of ideas of what it could be, then I googled it and found out what it really was. Never knew such a thing existed!! Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day.

 

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[Steve L.]

Very nice! Excellent condition, the ground was nice to that old "fun" relic!

 

[CRUSADER]

I wonder how they tested it......

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

I wonder how they tested it......

I think my dad may have been one of the guinea-pigs, obviously it failed.
Carl

 

[Jason in Enid]

Your's is in great condition! The ones I have found have been pretty eaten up. Thin, raw aluminum doesn't hold up well.

 

[jeff of pa]

I wonder how they tested it......

if they worked the first time, they rinse them off
and packed them in the tins.

Nice Historical Find

 

[jmaryt]

sprung a leak ! he! heh! he!
how's it feel to be a "mistake"
ehe! he he! reminds me of a woman i dated years ago!
the boy friend before me was told "his" daughter was a "mistake!"
so the woman told him he didn't have to pay for the child,
and he could leave any time! well he did! she let him off the hook!
true story! upon reflection over the years,he probably "regrets"
that decision,but who knows! just sayin'

(h.h.!)
j.t.

 

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[terryo]

I have found several similiar pieces, but mine had the" three widows"(I think Agnes, Becky,etc) names, and no price..mine seem to come from a site around the 1920's.
Too bad my dad didn't have any of these, he was 60 years old when I was born ! Accident? pretty sure....lol

 

[artyfacts]

That is a fine looking tin. Arty

 

[hamiddetecting]

Welcome and , Congratulation!!

 

[Minrelica]

Nice find.

I found one last year in a park here in Minneapolis. If you've googled it you probably came across this story from the Minnesota Historical Society about 70 of them being found in 1 yard.

“3 Merry Widows” Tin | Museum Collections Up Close : MNHS.ORG

 

[senecalisa]

Thank you for all the wonderful comments.