Vintage tin by Conpura, fine Rinse apple syrup, with Pippin of Tiel.​

Vintage tin by Conpura, fine Rinse apple syrup, with Pippin of Tiel.

Round, green tin with red ribbon and label for apple syrup Me. De Betuwe n.v. Tiel Holland, CONPURA

• Manufacturing date: 1950/1959

Betuwe Conpura Prima Rinsche Appelstroop tin 450 gram. On the lid it says: “Flipje ’t Fruitbaasje van Tiel”. Cilindric tin in green and red with text: “Conpura prima rinsche appelstroop”. 450 gram. Made by Jam factory "de Betuwe" at Tiel. Dated: approx. 1938. On the lid "Flipje" with text: "Ik garandeer kwaliteit". (I guarantee quality). 

• Height: 8,5 cm. 
• Diameter: 11 cm. 
• Content: 450 gram. 

The Betuwe is an area in the Dutch province Gelderland. The Betuwe is situated between the Waal and Rhine/Lek rivers, surrounding the Linge stream, and is famous for its fruit production. The largest and most important city in the area is Tiel. 

"De Betuwe" is also the name of a jam factory in the town of Tiel. The factory became famous because of its merchandise in which a figure called Flipje (Pippin) was starring. Every object related to Pippin has become a collector's item in the Netherlands. The meaning of the name Conpura is: Concentrated Pure Appeljuice. 

Pippin is a fictional figure that if mascot is originally from the jam factory based in Tiel " De Betuwe " and now as the mascot of the town of Tiel . He was conceived in 1935. In Tiel he will include honored with a museum, a statue and strip fragments on benches in them around the center. 

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