Chinese opium tin

[winslow]

Always happy to find an intact opium tin lid. The sheet brass is so brittle that I usually just find pieces.

Found this one the other day and I'm wondering if anyone can identify the brand. Also, I thought these came in standard sizes. This one is a little smaller than others I've found. I've included a picture of this new find relative to some others that are relatively intact that I've found in the past for size comparison. Any ideas?

By the way, I soaked my others in olive oil for weeks. My new one has been in olive oil for just one day.

 

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[ticndig]

I've never found one of those , never heard of them before either . nice recovery ..

 

[A2coins]

Nice finds I found an Chinese opium pipe with some kind of chinese art on the side from about 1900 made of brass. Good find

 

[ToddsPoint]

What did the opium look like in there when they used it? I thought opium looked like a ball of tar. Does the thing fold open? I've never seen or heard of these tins before. Gary

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very cool find, I'd think you'd be an expert on these by now with the amount you've already found.
Hope you get the info you're looking for.

Dave