Green vintage Douwe Egberts tin on legs for Pickwick tea

Green vintage Douwe Egberts tin on legs for Pickwick tea

• Manufacturer: Bekkers Dordrecht Holland
• Date of manufacture: 1950 - 1955

Description
This is a green scalloped tin can with loose lid. At the bottom it is decorated with four legs. The tin is made with a so-called seamed longitudinal seam. The legs are pushed into the bottom seam. The decoration consists of a dark green background with scattered floral motifs in pink. At the top center of the lid is an oval with people on horseback in a city with a tower and some trees. Gold rim.

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

Dimensions

• Height: 7.5 cm.
• Length: 16.5cm.
• Width: 11.5 cm.

Douwe Egberts
In 1753 Egbert Douwes and his wife Akke Thijsses open their grocery store in colonial wares "De Witte Os". In this way, they lay the foundation for the Douwe Egberts and Pickwick brands on Midstraat in Joure. Coffee, tea and tobacco are the main products.

Pickwick
In 1937 Douwe Egberts Pickwick introduces tea. An English name was sought, because at that time tea still had a very "English" feel and an English stagecoach was depicted on the wooden boxes. The wife of the then director was very fond of Dickens's works. After reading the Pickwick Papers, she suggested the name Pickwick.

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