Round vintage tin by Droste, red and multicolored

Round vintage tin by Droste, red and multicolored. 

• Manufacturer: Thomassen & Drijver
• Manufacturing date: 1950 - 1970

Description
Round chocolate tin with a slightly bulging lid. The lid is decorated with floral motifs in various colors and gold-colored leaves in a star shape that are embossed. For chocolate pastilles by Droste from Haarlem

On the edge of the lid and on the outside of the tin, an elegant gold-colored curling pattern is applied to a red surface. The bottom has a cavity inwards. Marked at the bottom with: "Droste, HAARLEM - HOLLAND" (embossed).

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

Size

• Height: 3,5 cm.
• Diameter: 13 cm.

Droste was founded by Gerardus Johannes Droste in 1863 in the city of Haarlem. The company started as a confectionery business selling various types of candy, including the Droste chocolate pastilles that are still being sold today. Because of the growing reputation, the firm G.J. Droste opened its first factory in 1890.

The company had also been winning a significant market share in both the Netherlands and foreign countries, in spite of the competition from larger chocolate manufacturers. In 1898 Droste officially acquired the right to bear the coat of arms of queen dowager Emma. After the turn of the century the company had been exporting its products to Belgium, Germany and France, and in 1905 it entered the American market. 

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