Rectangular tin for cake mix from Koopmans

Rectangular tin for cake mix from Koopmans.

• Producer: Koopmans Koninklijke flour factories
• Manufacturing date: 1990s

Rectangular tin with images of a tea party and a picnic in a wheat field with a windmill in the background for Koopmans cake mix.

Description
Rectangular high tin box for Koopmans, anno 1846. This tin has a loose lid. The decoration of this beautiful tin consists of a brown background with the Koopmans brand name and the year 1846 on the lid.

On all four sides in an orange-framed passe-partout are two different images in which cake and apple pie play the leading role.

One image shows a picnic with a woman and a man. In the background a wheat field with a windmill. Furthermore, a cloth with a bread basket on top. The man already has a piece of apple pie, while the woman is just cutting a piece.

In the other image we see a homey scene at the dining table where a man and woman are ready to drink a cup of tea. Naturally, this includes a homemade Koopmans cake.

The entire tin has a beautiful crackle-like finish.

Condition
This tin is in a good condition with normal traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Pictures are part of the description

Size

• Height: 17.5 cm.
• Length: 12.3 cm.
• Width: 8.3 cm.

Koopmans Koninklijke Meelfabrieken is a flour factory in Leeuwarden, whose history dates back to 1846.

In 1846 Uilke Klazes Koopmans, who was a baker's companion with his father, decided to start independently, also in view of his imminent marriage to Trijntje Jans Biersma. He bought a horse mill in Holwerd to bump and grind buckwheat. This crop was widely grown in Friesland and also widely used in pancakes and grits pulp. Because of the steady pace of horses, horse mills were very suitable for this work. In 1856 he also tried to grind wheat, but his mill proved unsuitable for this.

Production increased, so buckwheat had to be supplied from outside Friesland. Larger ships, however, could not reach Holwerd and the raw material had to be transshipped. This was the reason why Uilke settled in Leeuwarden. From now on grain was also imported from America and the Baltic states. In 1867 the steam flour factory was taken over from Hein Blok Wybrandi, a merchant in Leeuwarden. However, the steam engine, rated at 2 hp (1.5 kW), proved inadequate and had to be replaced.

In 1881 the company was taken over by son Jan Koopmans.

The next generation consisted of the three brothers Uco, Daan and Jo Koopmans. The company started to diversify and a consumer division was also created that supplied pancake mixes, among other things.

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