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Antique round tin candy drum by Van Melle

SKU: 1060

Antique round tin candy drum by Van Melle

  • Manufacturer: Breskens Holland
  • Manufacturing date: 1920

Beautiful antique shop tin by "Van Melle" it was used for toffees. Big size.

Description
Large round shop tin by Van Melle with a separate lid. The decoration of this tin consists of a dark red surface with golden details and decorations. On the lid is a beautiful nostalgic image of a young woman with a yellow rose. This is probably a portrait made by the English painter John William Waterhouse (Rome, April 6, 1849 - London, February 10, 1917).

Text on side tin: "Van Melle's Toffees Superior Quality".

Condition
This tin drum is in an original vintage condition with age-related traces of use and wear.

Size

  • Height: 12 cm.
  • Diameter: 27.5 cm.

Van Melle started around 1840 as a bakery in Breskens. They also sold sugar balls. In 1900, Izaak van Melle also began to produce these mechanical. About 1920, Izaak's brother Dirk-Machiel started a factory for biscuits and waffles. 

In 1932 the Brothers Michael and Pierre Van Melle set off for Poland where they learned a procedure to produce soft fruit chews. From the trip they bring the original “Tell Dough” to the Netherlands, leading to the creation of Fruittella. Based on the Fruittella recipe they are inspired to create a peppermint flavoured candy to be later named Mentos. 

World War II destroyed the Van Melle Breskens factory, forcing the company to move to Rotterdam. On 22 November the official opening in Rotterdam took place. 


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