Can Crafts
Fowler
1977
Submitter: I work in a large, urban public library system, and much to my chagrin this vintage handicraft horror was in a library’s circulating collection. If you have steady hands, up-to-date tetanus shots, and a penchant for collecting tin cans, have I got a craft book for you.
Magic With Tin Cans
Craft Course Publishers
1965
Start saving your cans now! Look at all the magical decorations you can make with just a tin can. I really have no words for this ultimate recycle craft. From the text and pictures, it looks difficult and requires a lot of supplies–all so you can make your home into some kind of Vegas venue. I think my favorite is the chair (last picture below). Check out the use of “giftable”. I think the word in quotes lets us know that it is best to give this to someone you don’t like. In other news, I just got a few ideas for holiday gifts.
Tin-Can Crafting Howard 1960 Submitter: We just weeded this book from our library at a community college. This one is funny really only because of its age. Do they make tin cans anymore? The first chapter is called “Appeal of Tin-Can
