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If the copper is clean it will tin, and if it is dirty it won't, and there the matter ends.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

When solid, if covered with one-quarter inch of melted paraffin, it will not mould, nor will tin covers be necessary.

From Cookery for Little Girls by Foster, Olive Hyde

Is it better to use a porcelain vessel, or will tin do?

From A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery by Corson, Juliet