Round vintage tin tea caddy/cocoa bus by De Gruyter decorated with flowers and cranes

Round vintage tin tea caddy/cocoa bus by De Gruyter decorated with flowers and cranes

• Manufacturer: De Gruyter
• Manufacture date: 1935

De Gruyter tea or cocoa bus with oriental birds

Description
Round high tin storage tin by De Gruyter for tea or cocoa, equipped with a loose, slightly overhanging insert lid with an extra inner edge to reinforce the closure. The bottom is seamed inwards. The decoration of this tin consists of a dark brown background with green and gold details which are embossed.

The lid is decorated with a gold-coloured floral motif. The tin can itself features cranes, floral decoration and a green landscape. The tin stands on three semicircular ball feet that are punched into the bottom of the tin. Seamed longitudinal seam at the back.

Condition
This tin is in a beautiful vintage condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Photos are part of the description.

Dimensions

• Height: 12 cm.
• Diameter: 11 cm.

Cranes are a family, the Gruidae, of large, long-legged, and long-necked birds in the group Gruiformes. The 15 species of cranes are placed in four genera. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Cranes live on all continents except Antarctica and South America.

They are opportunistic feeders that change their diets according to the season and their own nutrient requirements. They eat a range of items from suitably sized small rodents, fish, amphibians, and insects to grain and berries.

Cranes construct platform nests in shallow water and typically lay two eggs at a time. Both parents help to rear the young, which remain with them until the next breeding season.

Some species and populations of cranes migrate over long distances; others do not migrate at all. Cranes are solitary during the breeding season, occurring in pairs, but during the non-breeding season, they are gregarious, forming large flocks where their numbers are sufficient.

Most species of cranes have been affected by human activities and are at the least classified as threatened, if not critically endangered. The plight of the whooping cranes of North America inspired some of the first US legislation to protect endangered species.

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