Vintage Candy Tins Storage for Needle Minders

Do you have a great many magnets you use as needle minders?  Wheelhaus Needlepoint has a cute video of a vintage hinged metal box they use to corral their needle minders and other tools on their Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvfkFALM_fh/

Where can you find metal candy boxes?  I think the best place to start looking is Etsy.  Search for "vintage candy hinged tin boxes" and see what you come up with.  (The best boxes I found were Blue Bird Harry Vincent confectionary tins from England.)

I found this charming Whitman's Candy tin box.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1531927419/vintage-whitmans-candy-hinged-tins?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=metal+candy+tins&ref=sr_gallery-1-15&sts=1&organic_search_click=1

This English box is decorated with a reproduction of a French romantic artist.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1385290872/salevintage-english-candy-tin-romantic?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=metal+candy+tins&ref=sr_gallery-1-26&sts=1&organic_search_click=1

Are you an Art Deco fan?  This box is round and doesn't have a hinged lid but I like it a lot.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1104430940/vintage-canco-art-deco-round-candy-tin?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=metal+candy+tins&ref=sr_gallery-1-32&frs=1&organic_search_click=1

Here's another vintage English tin candy container with a knobbed lid that is in good shape and very attractive.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/788441679/vintage-candy-tin-box-made-in-england?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=metal+candy+tins&ref=sr_gallery-1-38&organic_search_click=1

This West German chest type box is decorated with angels on each end.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1498978092/vintage-metal-tin-candy-box-west-germany?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=tin+candy+box+excellent+condition&ref=sr_gallery-1-3&sts=1&organic_search_click=1

Have fun browsing!

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