David:
The tobacco can is a type used for pipe smokers and if memory serves 
me  it was Prince Albert (?).

The tab was the seal for the can and/or maybe a can of Skol.

There was a standing joke among young boys on the phone that went, 
"Do you have Prince Albert in the can?" and if the answer was yes, 
"Well let him out!" But OF COURSE, I never did such a childish stunt! 
Only when I could get on one of those 4 party lines. Of course that 
was in my primitive days.........



At 03:40 PM 9/25/2008, you wrote:
>We found this metal strip at a feature near a sheep trap driveline 
>in Wyoming.
>I was wondering if anyone had an idea of what type of can the strip was
>keyed off of. I know it may be from a meat or coffee can, but are there any
>other types of cans that utilized the key and strip?
>
>Also, if anyone is well versed in tobacco tins, I have an unhinged 
>tobacco tin
>that closes with two tabs that fit into the tin that was found buried in the
>feature that was associated with the cairn the strip was found in and am
>trying to figure out an earliest possible date from the style but not having
>much luck. Any ideas?
>
>
>http://s529.photobucket.com/albums/dd335/dch92284/Metal%20Artifacts/
>
>Thanks for your time.
>
>Dave Harvey