Old powder cans: How old are they?

[F. Guffey]

http://www.cowart.info/Florida History/Dupont/Dupont Biography.htm

I have two red oval cans of black powder from DuPont, the cans are from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.

POINT!? According to the link above dropping the cans should be part of the warning label.

F. Guffey

 

[Clark]

Old Hodgdon load book with powder prices

Link below is different than pic above

 

[sawdustdad]

Minimum rocket powder order, 50lb.

 

[Mike Irwin]

1962 for that Hodgden manual?

 

[Clark]

I can't find a date on it.
It has a front cover, a back cover, and 5 pieces of paper in between.
It cost 25 cents.
Not much on google about it
http://www.shootersforum.com/books/36771-early-hodgdon-data-manual.html

 

[bluetopper]

Of late, I've seen a few cans of IMR powder in metal cans that there was lots of rust in the powder and I considered them no good.

 

[cv73]

i was buying powder in those cans back in the 60"s

 

[Mike Irwin]

That manual is definitely in the late 1950s early 1960s based on the graphics alone. Pity it's not dated.