Tin mining of the slang term "tinnie" or "tinny" for a small pipe for use of a drug such as cannabis or for a can of beer. Today, the word "tin" is often improperly used as a generic term for any silvery metal that comes in sheets. Most everyday materials that are commonly called "tin", such as aluminium foil, beverage cans, corrugated building sheathing and tin cans, are actually made of steel or aluminium, although tin cans (tinned cans) do contain a thin coating of tin to inhibit rust. Likewise, so-called "tin toys" are usually made of steel, and may have a
Rin Tin Tin not win. After Duncan died in 1960, the screen property of Rin Tin Tin passed to TV producer Herbert B. "Bert" Leonard, who worked on further adaptations such as the 1988–1993 Canadian-made TV show "Katts and Dog" which was called "Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop" in the US and "Rintintin Junior" in France. After Leonard died in 2006, Leonard's lawyer James Tierney made the 2007 children's film "Finding Rin Tin Tin", an American–Bulgarian production based on Duncan's discovery of the dog in France. Meanwhile, a Rin Tin Tin memorabilia collection was being amassed by Texas resident Jannettia Propps Brodsgaard, who