Cylindrical yellow Verkade vintage rusk tin and half rusk with nasturtiums

Cylindrical yellow Verkade vintage rusk tin and half rusk with nasturtiums

• Manufacturer: Fa. Verkade
• Design: Cees Dekker
• Date: 1960 - 1980

Biscuit tin and half rusk from the Koninklijke Verkade Factories Zaandam

Description
Straight round tin rusk tins with a slightly convex loose closing lid. The decoration of these buses consists of a yellow background with a light yellow diamond pattern and with a green bottom edge. The bus is regularly divided in length with a few bunches of flower vines and leaves of the nasturtiums in green, red and yellow. Also a wreath of the same tendrils on the lid. The lid also has a rolled edge and the tin has a seamed longitudinal seam at the back.

The brand Verde is pressed into the bottom.

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

Size

Rusk tin

• Height: 21 cm.
• Diameter: 10 cm.

Rusk tin small

• Height: 16 cm.
• Diameter: 10 cm.

Verkade, a genuine dutch brand.
Verkade was founded on May 2, 1886. Then Ericus Gerhardus Verkade opened his Steam, Bread and Rusk factory "De Ruyter". The name "De Ruyter" was chosen with a bow to the past; the first flour mill of West Zaandam carried that name. The products of the first hour were; bread, rusk, honey gingerbread and biscuits, later on, they also produced tea candles. "De Ruyter" is now still recognizable in the logo of the Verkade brand. In the course of time, Verkade switched to making cookies and chocolate.

In 1950 Verkade received the predicate, Royal.

The nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) is an annual, creeping and sometimes climbing herbaceous plant of the family Tropaeolaceae.

The smooth, grey-green leaves are reminiscent of a coat of arms. That contributed to the naming because the botanical name Tropaeolum is derived from the Latin word "tropaeum", which indicated a tree hung with weapons as a sign of victory.

Flowers, leaves and seeds are edible and are reminiscent of horseradish with their pungent taste. The nasturtium is also counted among the spices. The leaves can be salted and the flower buds and green fruits can be marinated.

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