Vintage biscuit tin by Arks with Dutch provinces and the accompanying coats of arms

Vintage biscuit tin by Arks with Dutch provinces and the accompanying coats of arms. 

• Manufacturer: ARKS
• Date of manufacture: 1970s

Description
Round orange colored vintage biscuit tin made by ARKS with a loose lid. The decoration of this tin consists of 11 provinces accompanied by their coats of arms.

There are 11 provinces on the biscuit tin because it is from before 1986. The province of Flevoland is not present because this province was founded in 1986.

This beautiful biscuit tin could be obtained in the seventies free of charge when saving 100 vouchers. These were packed in a roll of ARKS biscuit or ARKS cake.

Condition
This vintage tin is in a neat vintage condition with normal traces of use and age-related traces of wear.

Size

• Height: 8 cm.
• Diameter: 20 cm.

ARK
In 1920, Ark’s was a traditional bakery that made rusks and gingerbread. The ARK family consisted of five sons and two daughters. Two of those sons, Gerrit Jan van Ark and Martinus Johan van Ark, decided to build a factory in 1931
on the Zwolseweg. Ark’s Beschuitfabriek is still there today.

At Ark's, only rusks and gingerbread were made in the beginning. In 1938 biscuit/cookies were added. Ark’s initially supplied the bakers and later also the grocers throughout the Netherlands. Ark’s products were particularly popular in provinces such as Overijssel, Zeeland, and South Holland. In 1975 the factory was taken over by Bolletje. The Ark’s products were a welcome addition to the Bolletje range!

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