Vintage tin drum in red, black & white for LIEFTINCK'S Groninger Tooren Tabak

Vintage tin drum in red, black & white for LIEFTINCK'S Groninger Tooren Tabak. 

• Manufacturer: Woud & Bekkers Amsterdam Dordrecht
• Date of manufacture: 1930 - 1940

Description
Vintage tobacco tin with a rectangular shape and equipped with a hinged lid. The hinge is a hanging hinge with loose tabs. The decoration of this tin consists of a combination of red, white and black. On the lid at the top and bottom a black bar with the text: Groninger Toren-tobacco, Franciscus Lieftinck Groningen. Furthermore, an image of a red tower (Martini Tower) with the text "Roode Toren. Narrow text: legally deposited.

On the long sides in red the text: Light fragrant smoking tobacco. Short sides: Lieftinck's Groninger Tower tobacco with image of red tower, legally deposited.

The can is made with a longitudinal seam and has a bottom with a folding edge.

Condition
This tin tobacco box is in a good vintage condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear.

Size

• Height: 7.8 cm.
• Length: 18.7 cm.
• Width: 11.4 cm.

The Martinitoren (Martini or St. Martin's Tower) is the highest church steeple in the city of Groningen, Netherlands and the bell tower of the Martinikerk.

The tower is located at the north-eastern corner of the Grote Markt (Main Market Square). It contains a brick spiral staircase consisting of 260 steps, and the carillon within the tower contains 62 bells. The tower is considered one of the main tourist attractions of Groningen and offers a view over the city and surrounding area. The front of the tower shows three pictures above the entrance: the blind poet Bernlef [nl], Saint Martinus and Rudolf Agricola. All three are men are linked to the history of Groningen. The tower is tilting about 0.6 m, according to reports[citation needed] the tower has a foundation of only three metres deep. The citizens of Groningen call their tower d'Olle Grieze, meaning the old grey one in the local dialect.
 

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