Vintage tin canister for rusk by Fa vd Meulen & Zn with farmland scenes

Vintage tin canister for rusk by Fa vd Meulen & Zn with farmland scenes. 

• Manufacturer: Fa. van der Meulen & Son Hallum
• Date of manufacture: 60s

Description
Round vintage biscuit tin by Van der Meulen table biscuit with a loose lid. The decoration of this tin consists of a brown/yellow background with three drawn scenes regarding the ingredients of rusk.

Drawn on the tin itself are pictures of a farmer who mows the grain with the help of a scythe, a chicken with a nest with two eggs and a farmer who is sitting on a stool milking a cow with some milk cans in the foreground.

On the lid a drawing of a breakfast table with a bag of rusk, on which the text: 'fine friesche table rusk Fa v.d. MEULEN & Zn Hallum ' (Dutch).

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

Size

• Height: 18 cm.
• Diameter: 12 cm.

History Van der Meulen Master bakers.
In 1910 Hessel van der Meulen establishes a small artisanal biscuit bakery in Ferwerd. The high quality soon became a household name in the north of the country. The demand for Van der Meulen Beschuit continues to grow strongly and expansion is soon needed. The company moves to Hallum, where a large bakery, specially designed for Beschuit, is being built under the name "De Volharding".

In 1930, the 2nd generation started exporting rusks to America under the motto: "the more you eat the more you want!"