American Manufactured Blasting Cap Tins

AETNA POWDER COMPANY ~ 1880 - 1914

         TRIPLE, square             QUADRUPLE ~ showing top & bottom w/partial paper wrap

     QUADRUPLE, Lion                           NO. 4                                    NO. 5

                        NO. 5 ~ rare example showing original colorful paper wrap

        No.5, DETONATORS ~ showing top & side view

ATLANTIC DYNAMITE COMPANY ~ 1901 - 1903

                TRIPLE                             EXTRA TRIPLE                    QUADRUPLE

ATLAS  POWDER COMPANY ~ 1912 -

No.8, round, globe B, var. 2        No.8, square, globe B

   No.8, 25 CAPS, square           No.6, 10 CAPS, globe "A", oval

AUSTIN  POWDER COMPANY ~ 1833 -

      No.6, U.S.Pat. No.

F. K. BREWSTER INC. ~ 1913 - 1915

  B-S BRAND, No. 5 ~ showing top & embossed bottom

BURTON POWDER COMPANY ~ (     - 1917)

BURTON POWDER, No. 5 ~ showing top & side view

BURTON EXPLOSIVES INC. ~ 1930 -

BURTON EXPLOSIVES, No. 6

CALIFORNIA CAP COMPANY ~ 1880 - aprox. 1950

          XXX, square                      XXX, XXX not linear                  XXX, EXTRA 

     XXX, large size XXX               XXX, San Francisco                   Temporary Label

         XXXX, San Fc'o                XXXX, San Francisco          XXXXX, San Francisco

      Lion, San Francisco               Lion, No City Shown    BLASTING CAPS DANGEROUS

E. I. Du PONT de NEMOURS & CO ~ 1804 -

          TRIPLE, round                        TRIPLE, square

     QUADRUPLE, square

      QUINTUPLE, round               QUINTUPLE, square

XXXXX, roman lettering, variety 1 ~ showing top & full paper wrap bottom

XXXXX, sans-serif lettering, variety 1 ~ partial paper a/a rim of lid

     No. 5, square ~ showing crimped "Oval" type bottom

            No. 5 ~ showing tabbed partial paper btm.

           No. 6, round ~ shown with recessed top and straight sides on bottom

       No. 6, round ~ showing flat top and rim sided bottom

      No.6, 25 CAPS, round           No.6, 25 CAPS, square

  No. 6, 10 CAPS, round               No. 6, 10 CAPS, oval

           No. 6, square ~ with crimped oval type bottom

           No. 6, square ~ with tabbed oval type bottom

          No. 6, square ~ with crimped instruction bottom

                                No. 7, square ~ with crimped instruction bottom

              No. 7, round ~ top & bottom

     No. 7, 25 CAPS, round ~ top & bottom

           No. 8, square ~ with crimped instruction bottom

                                    No. 8, round ~ top, bottom & angle view

       No. 8, style "A" ~ with crimped instruction bottom

No. 8, style "B" ~ top

No. 8, style "C" ~ with crimped instruction bottom

FORT PITT POWDER COMPANY  ~ 1911 - 1916

Rare early dark blue American Cap buyout  tin and later production light blue tin

GENERAL EXPLOSIVES COMPANY ~ 1916 - 1924

          GENERAL, No. 6, round ~ top & bottom

GRASSELLI  POWDER COMPANY ~ 1917 - 1928

GRASSELLI, SPELTER, round ~ top with transitional Aetna Lion bottom.

GRASSELLI, SPELTER, square ~ showing top & side

GRASSELLI, SPELTER, 25 CAPS, square ~ showing top & side

GRASSELLI, ZINC, square ~ showing top & side

GRASSELLI, ZINC, 25 CAPS, round

HERCULES POWDER COMPANY ~ 1912 -

              TRIPLE                                 EXTRA TRIPLE

No. 6, LION BRAND ~ showing top & side (Hercules/Aetna transitional tin)

              No. 6, POWDER ~ showing top & side

         No. 6, POWDER, 25 CAPS ~ showing top & side

                  No. 8, POWDER ~ showing top & side

             No. 6, KEEP DRY ~ showing top & side

              No. 7, KEEP DRY ~ showing sides only

               No. 8, KEEP DRY ~ showing top & side

ILLINOIS POWDER MANUFACTURING CO. ~ 1907 - 1940's

           ILLINOIS, No. 6, round ~ showing top & side

ILLINOIS, MADE IN U.S.A., varity 2 (red & cream)

ILLINOIS - WESTERN CARTRIDGE CO., ~ 1920 - 1950

THE KING POWDER COMPANY ~ 1889 - 1958

             KING, No. 6, round ~ showing top & side

GEORGE R. McABEE POWDER & OIL CO., ~ 1904 - 1917

          McABEE, No. 6

METALLIC CAP MANUFACTURING CO., ~ 1879 - 1969

GOLD MEDAL, XXXX, square, variety 1 ~ Embossed Maltese Cross bottom

GOLD MEDAL, XXXX, square, variety 2 ~ Embossed Christian Cross bottom

SILVER MEDAL, no XXXX, round ~ Embossed Maltese Cross bottom

SILVER MEDAL, XXXX, square ~ Embossed Maltese Cross bottom

GOLD MEDAL, W'K'S, square ~ Embossed Maltese Cross bottom

SILVER MEDAL, W'K'S, square ~ Embossed Maltese Cross bottom

GOLD MEDAL, No. 4, NEW YORK ~ Tabbed w/paper wrap

GOLD MEDAL, No. 4, N.J., ~ Crimped w/painted bottom

SILVER MEDAL, No. 3  ~  Crimped w/painted bottom

      No. 5, NEW YORK, square ~ top w/matching bottom

          No. 5, N.J., square ~ top w/matching bottom

       No. 5, NEW YORK, round ~ top w/matching bottom

        No. 6, NEW YORK, square ~ top w/matching bottom

         No. 6, N.J., U.S.PATENT ~ top w/matching bottom

  No. 6, 25 CAPS, N.J. ~ top w/matching bottom

  No. 8, 10 CAPS, oval

PERLESS EXPLOSIVES COMPANY ~ 1923 -

PEERLESS,WILKES-BARRE    PEERLESS,WHITE HAVEN

PEERLESS - UNION EXPLOSIVES CORPORATION ~ 1930 -

PEERLESS-UNION, No. 6 ~ showing top & matching bottom

REPAUNO CHEMICAL COMPANY ~ 1880 - 1903

           TRIPLE, square                           TRIPLE, round

TROJAN POWDER COMPANY ~

     NO. 6, 25 CAPS, var. 1                    NO. 6, variety 1

           NO. 6, variety 3

              NO. 7                                     NO. 7, 25 CAPS.

UNION CAP AND CHEMICAL COMPANY ~ 1903 - 1920

  UNION CAP AND CHEMICAL CO., XXX

UNION EXPLOSIVES COMPANY ~ 1920 -

  UNION EXPLOSIVES, No. 6, CLARKSBURG

UNION EXPLOSIVES, No. 6, 25 CAPS, CLARKSBURG ~ Showing top & matching bottom

UNION EXPLOSIVES, No. 6 ~ Showing top & matching bottom

UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERS

         TRIPLE FORCE

WESTERN CARTRIDGE CO., ~ 1898 -

WESTERN, No. 8, variety 4 (dk. blue & cream)