These metal containers, particularly from the “Decoware” line popular in the 1950s and made by companies like the Continental Can Company in the USA, as well as similar enamelware from regions like China and Japan, are typically tin or enamel-coated with a distinctive red finish and gold floral design, and while originally designed as buckets or canisters, they were often used for storing kitchen staples such as flour, sugar, coffee, or tea, or simply as decorative vintage pieces.