The Candy Tin

The century-long journey of an antique in modern America.

A grimy, dented candy tin sits in a thrift store. How did it get there? What stories could it tell? Who used it, loved it—and left it?

An Irish immigrant picks up a gleaming “Ruth’s Home Run” candy tin in a general store in 1920s America. From the rocking 50s to the dazed 70s to the dour 2000s to The Future, the candy tin travels through modern America.

The Future is The Past.