Vintage tin, Frank Rademakers Haagse hopjes

Vintage tin, Frank Rademakers Haagse hopjes. 

Description
Rectangular tin with paper wrapper. On top, it is equipped with an oval inserted lid. The decoration of this tin consists of a white paper wrapper. On top there is a red text in four languages; Dutch, German, French, and English: De orginele, Die originale, Les originaux, The original.

In the middle a red emblem with green banner in which the brand name Frank Rademakers, Haagse Hopjes, Bonbon's au café. Furthermore, a shield of armor, left and right decorated with lions.

At the bottom the text: Rotterdam, Holland.

Condition
This tin is in a neat vintage condition with age-related traces of use and wear. The paper wrapper has a sticker on one of the corners.

Dimensions

• Height: 14.3 cm.
• Length: 11.6 cm.
• Width: 7 cm.

Hopjes also referred to as Haagsche Hopjes, (hopjes from The Hague) are a type of Dutch sweets with a slight coffee and caramel flavour that originated in the 18th century.

The hopje is named after Baron Hendrik Hop who was recalled as an envoy in Brussels when the French invaded Belgium in 1792. He moved into rooms above the confectioners Van Haaren & Nieuwerkerk. He was addicted to coffee and the story goes that one night he left his coffee with sugar and cream on the heater, where it evaporated. On tasting the resulting substance, he loved it. His doctor advised him not to drink coffee so he asked the confectioner Theodorus van Haaren to make him some "lumps of coffee". After some experimenting, Van Haaren created a sweet made of coffee, caramel, cream and butter. The enthusiastic Baron Hop was keen to let his guests try his 'Hopjes', which quickly gained popularity. Van Haaren's successor eventually even got orders from abroad.

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