What a find!! - 1942 Dunhill Sliced Rolls Sealed Tin

[JSPiper71]

Hello All, a good friend came by yesterday to enjoy the early spring here in Toronto with a pipe on my back deck. He surprised me with the most amazing find from a local antique dealer. It's a WWII era sealed 2oz tin of Dunhill Sliced Rolls! The lid's popped off due to the swelling, but the Canadian custom's stamp is still there and dated 1942. If anyone has any history on this or has seen this kind of tin before, please let me know.

 

[Scottmi]

show us the baccy! how does it smoke?!

 

[Sir Yak]

That is soooo cool. More pics please! Did you smoke it?

 

[JSPiper71]

I now have 3

That is soooo cool. More pics please! Did you smoke it?

I'm struggling with this. I now have 3 very old tins of tobacco that I've acquired. I know most of you are all about the experience, life's short...smoke that kind of mentality. I struggle with opening such an amazing antique, but need to get over that hump. I agree there is no point sitting on it, but it's still a tough one for me.

 

[AroEnglish]

I now have 3

I'm struggling with this. I now have 3 very old tins of tobacco that I've acquired. I know most of you are all about the experience, life's short...smoke that kind of mentality. I struggle with opening such an amazing antique, but need to get over that hump. I agree there is no point sitting on it, but it's still a tough one for me.

If you need help I’m sure there’s probably 1 or 2 guys who would be willing to help you rip off the band aid

But yeah, I totally get what you mean. I haven't had that feeling with tobaccos but definitely have with pipes.

 

[kcghost]

Wow, a cutter top tin. Really nice. Now the tough part. Do you open and smoke it or sell it for a real good profit.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Ahhhh, cutter top! In my experience the tobacco will be absolutely terrible and will need to be disposed of carefully. I would suggest sending it to Tasmania, can PM my address and I can get rid of this for you safely on the farm without causing any damage to the environment or other persons.

 

[karam]

Nice! A time capsule like no other.

Personal opinion, this is the kind of thing to be shared among friends or sold. Part of the reason is that there's a good chance that if you open it it will only stay good for a few days/weeks at most. My own experience with old tobacco is just with 15 year old tobacco, which was sublime at first and then lost all taste very soon.

 

[Swiss Army Knife]

I now have 3

I'm struggling with this. I now have 3 very old tins of tobacco that I've acquired. I know most of you are all about the experience, life's short...smoke that kind of mentality. I struggle with opening such an amazing antique, but need to get over that hump. I agree there is no point sitting on it, but it's still a tough one for me.

I've had similar luck and from experience I'd recommend either selling it and making hay while make it you may or popping it now and enjoying it.

Tobacco has an incredibly long shelf life but it's not eternal. Blends start to go downhill around the 40 year mark if not earlier. So this tin being 82 years old you may pop it and be somewhat disappointed.

Then again how often do you get to imbibe in something that's 82 years old?

 

[simong]

Beautiful!
Hope you get the most out of it by smoking it for yourself & enjoy it for what it is.

 

[woodsroad]

That’s a Pipe Club item. Best opened a quickly consumed bt an adoring audience. Toronto must have a pipe club…

 

[JSPiper71]

That’s a Pipe Club item. Best opened a quickly consumed bt an adoring audience. Toronto must have a pipe club…

Good idea!......Wait a minute, you live in Toronto don't you and want in on this action!?!?

 

[jaingorenard]

Amazing find. I'd smoke it if you don't need the money - when will you get the chance again.

But I'd also recommend sharing it with a group of good friends who'll appreciate it!

 

[sablebrush52]

I now have 3

I'm struggling with this. I now have 3 very old tins of tobacco that I've acquired. I know most of you are all about the experience, life's short...smoke that kind of mentality. I struggle with opening such an amazing antique, but need to get over that hump. I agree there is no point sitting on it, but it's still a tough one for me.

I’ve got vintage and antique unsmoked pipes that I am content to have just as they are. I also have a few vintage tins, ‘50’s and ‘60’s, that I’m happy to leave intact. Empty old tins are a dime a dozen.

Having smoked a number of superannuated blends I’ve found precious few worth the effort. They are almost always wraiths, long dead corpses, unearthed. So I’ve no interest in unearthing the dead.

The belief that tobacco just improves and improves with age is delusional. Everything in the universe peaks and fades.

Still, if curiously is important enough, satisfy it.

But do so because it’s what you want, not because of what others want. With something like this, who cares what someone else wants?

It’s none of their, nor my, concern.

 

[Servant King]

how often do you get to imbibe in something that's 82 years old?

I once asked that question to my grandfather. A week and change later, he was dead. I blame the medical establishment.

 

[woodsroad]

Good idea!......Wait a minute, you live in Toronto don't you and want in on this action!?!?

I wish I lived in Toronto! I had a girlfriend there in the early 80’s. Great city. Loved the winters.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Enjoy it & keep us posted on the experience whether it be glorious or unfulfilling. ️

 

[jguss]

I wish I lived in Toronto! I had a girlfriend there in her early 80’s.

Well Dan à chacun son goût.

 

[woodsroad]

Well Dan à chacun son goût.

Like the cutter top tin in question, once you get into it, it will either be dry as a desert, or a smokin’ good time. It’s a risk.

 

[Uruss]

Light it up!