Vintage tin by Van Melle with depiction of bird of prey and pheasant

Vintage tin by Van Melle with depiction of bird of prey and pheasant. 

• Maker: J. Schuybroek S.A. Hoboken-Anvers
• Manufacturer: Van Melle
• Date of manufacture: 1940/1980​

Description
Tin Box with a square shape executed with a hinged lid. The hinges are hanging hinges with loose tabs. Lid and tin have rounded corners. Both the lid and the tin have a rolled edge.

The decoration of this tin consists of a dark brown background with multi-coloured details. On the lid against a light cream background a depiction of a bird of prey that grabs a pheasant. Background with cattail. On the sides of the tin a simple drawing of a pheasant in a green landscape. The draftsman probably concerns L. Ruyaen.

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

Dimensions

• Height: 8.2 cm.
• Length: 23.2 cm.
• Width: 22.0 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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