My apologies, David. I was distracted.
The time period for the tin was 1930 -1947. Many people also used the 
tobacco for cigarettes. There was even an automatic cigarette maker 
they used that turned with a small crank. You placed a cigarette 
paper in one side, tobacco in the well, turned the crank and Walla! 
Ready rolls.

During the same period of time another brand of pipe tobacco, Sir 
Walter Raliegh,(SP) was  marketed. There was another brand that 
marketed a tin of small cigars that were sealed to keep them fresh. 
There should be a picture of Prince Albert on one side of the tin, if 
you can bring it out. The can was red in color and the Sir Walter box 
was yellowish-orange. Both products were very good.

I apologize for the again for the distraction.
DP




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