For sale is a vintage FRENCH’S SONG RESTORER TIN from the R.T. French Company, Rochester, NY. This red and yellow tin features a bright graphic of a yellow canary. This 1 1/2 ounce size tin is in fair condition. The cap is stuck and the tin is dented. Song restorer was a weekly medicine to restore your bird’s health. The tin measures 2 inches tall. The tin’s base is 2 1/4 inches by 1 1/4 inches. The tin is believed to date to the 1940s. A nice collectible tin.
French’s is a company much better known for its yellow mustard than bird medicine. In 1880, Robert Timothy French, a spice trader, started his own company to manufacture spices and extracts. By 1904, the company developed its signature item — French’s Cream Salad Brand Mustard, which was introduced at the St. Louis World’s Fair. French’s mustard became far and away the industry leader, once maintaining a 50 percent share of all mustard sold in the U.S.
