Medium-sized vintage tin for Niemeijer's Koffie - Tea with images of a galleon/sailing ship

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Medium-sized vintage tin for Niemeijer's Koffie - Tea with images of a galleon/sailing ship

• Manufacturer: Dutch - Niemeijer
• Date of manufacture: 1920 / 1970

Yellow rectangular shopping tin depicting a sailing ship for coffee and tea by NIEMEIJER

Description
Rectangular large shop tin with a hinged lid with an iron handle. The handle is nailed to the lid. The decoration consists of a yellow background with a red galleon/sailing ship and borders and ornaments in red, blue and gold. Blank metal interior.

The lid is still complete with a chain!

Text on the lid: NIEMEIJER'S COFFEE - TEA

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

Size

• Height: 17.3 cm.
• Length: 34.0 cm.
• Width: 22.0 cm.

Niemeijer BV has long been a family business, arising from a trade in colonial goods. This trade was founded by Meindert Niemeijer on March 25, 1819. The trade was then just outside the city and sold products from the colonies, including tobacco. The tobacco trade (the Weapon of Rotterdam) was expanded with the production of tobacco. In this way, the company had both the production and sale of hand-cut tobacco in-house. After son Theodorus Niemeijer had taken over his father's company, the company started producing for other companies in addition to its own production (of the brand 'the weapon of Rotterdam'). 'de Bijenkorf' and 'de Tabakshandel' are some examples of this. The company also started producing coffee and tea.

During the Great Depression in 1932/1933, the company stopped producing cigarettes. The factory spaces were used for the production of coffee and tea.

The company survived World War II by manufacturing surrogate coffee and tea substitute (under the name Savora).

During the twentieth century, the company grew. It took over several tobacco manufacturers in the city of Groningen, including F. Lieftinck, and also entered international markets. As a result of fierce competition from Douwe Egberts, the company had to stop selling coffee and tea in the 1960s.

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