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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValerieK, post: 3549335, member: 7360&quot;]Sorry, I didn&#039;t realise the term needed translation!&nbsp; We British call &quot;tins&quot; the metal containers the Americans call &quot;cans&quot;, so for us there is no confusion.&nbsp; They used to be &quot;tin cans&quot;, but we seem to have divided the two words between us! I got the word from Michael Berthoud&#039;s &quot;Compendium of British Cups&quot; and other guides to antique ceramics, as meaning a small coffee cup which is cylindrical, low and flat-bottomed (very much like the metal coffee can above!), an alternative coffee cup to the normal Georgian style of very small, taller cups with gently sloping sides and curves at the base.&nbsp; First introduced circa 1760&#039;s but much less common than the other type.&nbsp; Nowadays the large version is indeed called &quot;mug&quot; over here, and I think the little ones still survive as espresso cups.&nbsp; I hope my title doesn&#039;t put off ceramics enthusiasts, or misleed collectors of household tins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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