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Vintage tin by Douwe Egberts for one pack of coffee

SKU: 1222

Vintage tin by Douwe Egberts for one pack of coffee

Rectangular tin for a pack of coffee by Douwe Egberts with old Dutch scenes, making coffee, serving, pouring and drinking.

Text on the lid (in Dutch): The coffee is stored in this tin.

- The coffee is put
- The coffee is served
- The coffee is poured
- The coffee is being drunk

Size 

  • Height: 17.5 cm.  
  • Length: 11.5 cm. 
  • Width: 9.0 cm. 
     


Douwe Egberts is a brand of coffee, and company namesake which was owned by parent company Mondelez International, produced by Jacobs Douwe Egberts. It was founded in Joure, Netherlands by Egbert Douwes in 1753 as The White Ox (De Witte Os) a general grocery shop, which later developed into a company dealing specifically in coffee, tea, and tobacco. By 1925 it had changed its name to Douwe Egberts (as in Douwe, the son of Egbert), and had introduced the red seal with initialism as its logo. 

Douwe Egberts' origins are in Joure, where Egbert Douwe established a grocery shop called "De Witte Os" ("The White Ox") in 1753. The company transferred to his eldest son Douwe Egberts in 1780, from whom it adopted its current name.

The coffee brand Douwe Egberts, especially the more affordable red label, is the traditional coffee drink found in Dutch homes for many years. Collectible seals are printed on the back of the packs of coffee and tea. Consumers can clip these seals to change them for cups, coffeemakers, tea tins etc. This system began around 1925. 


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