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Set of four vintage Douwe Egbert coffee tins

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Set of four vintage Douwe Egbert coffee tins

A very nice set of four Douwe Egberts coffee tins. These tins all have the familiar black background with details in gold and red. The tins are decorated with the image of the Frisian coffee woman who has been one of the most distinctive and recognizable symbols of Douwe Egberts since 1895.

Douwe Egberts aroma-coffee tin

A tin drum for coffee by Douwe Egberts, which is a reissue of the drum from the 1930s. The can has a hinged lid.

  • Height: approx. 10.5 cm.
  • Depth: approx. 11.5 cm.
  • Width: approx. 16.5 cm.

Douwe Egberts Waardepunten-doosje

Many users of Douwe Egberts products in the Netherlands saved and still save the value points on the packaging. 200 value points represent a value of 1 euro. With the saved points and any additional payment, all kinds of Douwe Egberts items can be purchased. This small Douwe Egberts tin has a hinged lid.

  • Height: approx. 8 cm.
  • Depth: approx. 8 cm.
  • Width: approx. 12 cm.

Douwe Egberts anno 1753 

Rectangular tin drum by Douwe Egberts "anno 1753". This tin has a loose separate lid.

  • Length: 18.5 cm.
  • Height: 8 cm.
  • Width: 12.5 cm.

Douwe Egberts Pickwick Thee, China Thee Melange

Square drum with bevelled corners and a round-topped screw cap with an image of a Chinese man and woman for 50 grams of "Pickwick" tea by Douwe Egberts, Joure.

  • Height: 11 cm.
  • Length: 10.5 cm.
  • Width: 10.5 cm.
     


Douwe Egberts is a brand of coffee, and company which was owned by 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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