Vintage biscuit tin Verkade's Prima Zaanse Beschuit

Vintage biscuit tin Verkade's Prima Zaanse Beschuit. 

Biscuit tin made by Verkade in blue and white lettering. Jubilee edition for the 100th anniversary of Verkade. Based on the first Verkade biscuit tin from 1886. Nostalgic reissue. On the occasion of 100th anniversary by Verkade re-released in 1986.

• Height: 23 cm. 
• Diameter: 11 cm. 

Text on tin:
Verkade's Prima Zaansche Beschuit. De verpakking waarborgt zindelijkheid en herkomst. Alleen in blik verpakt blijft beschuit croquant en smakelijk. 

Verkade's Prima Zaansche Beschuit. Overheerlijk met Boter, Kaas of Jams en bij Thee, Koffie, Chocolade en Boui. 

Translated: 
Verkade's Fine Zaansche Rusk. The packaging ensures cleanliness and origin. Only packaged canned biscuits remain crisp and tasty. 

Verkade's Fine Zaansche Rusk. Mouthwatering with butter, cheese or Jams and Tea, Coffee, Chocolate and Boui. 

Verkade (Dutch: Koninklijke Verkade) is a Dutch manufacturing company. The company is headquartered in Zaandam and was one of the oldest existing family companies in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1886 by Ericus Verkade to make mostly bread and rusk, and expanded to produce cookies, sweets, and, especially, chocolates.

The company was first named "De Ruyter" for a mill in Zaandam which milled flour—the original "ruiter" ("knight") was on the company logo until 1994, when it was removed to make way for a newly designed logo, intended to give the company and its products a more contemporary look. The horseman is still found on Verkade rusk, which currently is made by the competitor, the Bolletje factory in Almelo, using the Verkade recipe. The company acquired the right to bear the "royal" mark in their name in 1950,

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