Vintage octagonal tin for "dessert-chocolaad" by A. Driessen, Rotterdam

Chocolate tin A. Driessen, Rotterdam. 

Lovely old octagonal tin made by Dutch chocolate manufacturer A. Driessen. This tin has a hinged lid with a little knob at the frontside. The tin is silver colored with black. Upon the lid embossed decorated with a border of grapes and grapes in the middle of the lid. At the bottom embossed a shield text and leaf. Text: A.Driessen dessert chocolaad. 

Texts on sides of tin: A. Driessen cacao Rotterdam gegarandeerd netto 1/2 kg.  

Date of manufacture: 1920 / 1929. 

• Height: 4 cm. 
• Length: 23 cm. 
• Width: 23 cm. 

A. Driessen is a Dutch brand of chocolate. The manufacturer A. Driessen was founded since 1820 at the city of Rotterdam. 

Chocolate is a typically sweet, usually brown food preparation of Theobroma cacao seeds, roasted and ground. It is made in the form of a liquid, paste, or in a block, or used as a flavoring ingredient in other foods. Cacao has been cultivated by many cultures for at least three millennia.