Dating Tobacco Tins
A reference guide for decoding production date codes on various pipe tobacco tins and cans. Pulled from Badger & Blade and Dutch Pipes Smoker Peterson YYDDMMXXXX Orlik YYXXMMXXDD Orlik/STG vs MacBaren On the backside of similar Capstan tins, the Orlik/STG tin has 10 digits and then 4, while the MacBaren one has 8 and then 5. MacBaren tin code: 09 = Packing machine used 13 = Year of packing 028 = Calendar day of production 1 = Shift (1 indicates day shift) The 5 digit number is the internal batch number Orlik/STG tin code: ...