Old DuPont Powder Cans
- Thread starter Reed
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Dusty Bannister
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If you can read the lot number that might help a lot for those that also have similar cans.
I started loading in 1963 and these cans were at least a decade old then.
richhodg66
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Not sure I have any like that but I have quite a few old cans I will eventually make a display shelf for. Guys say they are collectable, not sure about that but they are neat.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Collectable doesn't mean valuable. Common 1800's cans are less than $20.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
I have been told that these metal cans replaced the cardboard cans after WW2. These were common paint and chemical cans developed for the war effort. Also the "Du Pont Improved Military Rifle Powder" was discontinued in the early 1950's with the IMR 4320 becoming the prominent part of the label. FWIW
glassparman
"OK, OK, I'm going as fast as I don't want to go!"
I don't care about value myself. I collect the old cans because I like them!
richhodg66
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That's me, wasn't looking to get rich, I just wouldn't throw something away if I thought it had meaning to someone. I'll eventually get them in some kind of display.
glassparman
"OK, OK, I'm going as fast as I don't want to go!"
I had all mine on display . . . but this was before the shop fire. All gone now and I'm starting a new collection.
