Wanted - To buy or can trade. Paint cans. Different brands, especially old or unusual brands, of quarter pints, half pints, or pints of paint, varnish, stains, shellac, bronze, gold, silver, etc. in round metal cans (like DuPont, Pittsburgh, Gudden, Pratt and Lambert. Win Hurley, 709 Murdock Road, Baltimore, MD 21212-2019. Phone 410.377.6376.

For Sale: antique tins, old packaging, labels, promotional items, point of sale, counter displays, advertising give-aways, leaflets and brochures, all original. Thousands of items available. Constantly changing stock.

WANTED: Firearms & Fishing Tackle company advertising, catalogs and special promotions.

Hires Root Beer wanted: Advanced Collector seeks pre 1930 calendars, catalogs or any related advertising items. Contact: Steve Sourapas, 1212 9th Ave. West Unit 2. Seattle, WA 98119.

Larkin Soap Company Collector will pay CASH for calendars, catalogs, products, advertising, and any other item from the Larkin Company of Buffalo, NY (1875-1962). Jerome P. Puma, 55 Grant Road, Snyder, NY 14226-4536.

Reliable Confections, Cracker Jack, Reuckheim Brothers & Eckstein, Angelus Marshmallows, Checkers Popcorn Confections (Shotwell Mfg) and Lowney's Confections. Boxes, packaging, calendars, postcards for all of the preceding; also, comic strip or comic book related calendars issued by newspapers or comic book publishing. John K. Vavra, 7207 Selzer Rd, Fairfax, IA 52228.

Mountain Dew items Jason Fidler, 316 Barrett St, Burlington, IA 52601. 319.754.7115.