Vintage checkered blue tin made by Tomado, 1960s

Vintage checkered blue tin made by Tomado, 1960s. 

• Manufacturer: Van der Togt Massa Artikelen Dordrecht
• Date of manufacture: 1960s

Description
This vintage tin made by Tomado has a high round shape and is equipped with a loose dark blue cover. The decoration of this bus consists of a white background with a decoration of light and dark blue stripes that together form a checkered pattern. Inside and bottom golden. Backside with a seamed longitudinal seam. Rolled edge on lid and bottom of the tin.

At the bottom of this tin is the name company name Tomado in relief

Condition
This tin bus from Tomado is in a vintage condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear.

Size

• Height: 23 cm.
• Diameter: 16 cm.

Tomado was a Dutch company for household products, particularly in plastic coated wire.

The company was founded in Dordrecht in 1923 by the Van der Togt brothers. Tomado stands for Van der Togt Massa Articles Dordrecht. Originally, it was a small company that produced simple wallpaper brackets made of copper wire, which could be used to mount photos on wallpaper. After the Dutch Association of Housewives gave the company the assignment to develop a metal drainer it started to grow and soon a factory in Zwijndrecht was opened.

After the Second World War, the reconstruction period began in which Tomado-products symbolized the modern housekeeping. They became very popular and almost every household possessed one or more Tomado products. Due to the popularity of the brand, the company grew rapidly in the 1950s.

Popular products mainly concerned Tomado racks made of iron wire which came in the colours white, black, red, yellow and blue, reminding of the creations of Gerrit Rietveld and Piet Mondriaan. Very well known were the bookshelves with supports of wire steel and metal shelves in different pastel colours. These are great collector's items at this moment.

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