The Best Popcorn Tins (and Other Food-Filled Tins) to Gift for the Holidays | Eater
"Popcorn tins and popcorn itself are traced back to the early movie-theater era and the Great Depression, when corn was an affordable staple; resourceful manufacturers likely repurposed oil cans for packaging, a point noted by the company's longtime president as explaining the tin's thrift-driven origins." - Francky Knapp
