Vintage rusk tin by Verkade in orange with white details

Vintage rusk tin by Verkade in orange with white details. 

• Manufacturer: Koninklijke Verkade Zaandam
  Manufacturing date: 1950 - 1972

Description
High round rusk tin by Verkade with a loose lid. The decoration of this tin consists of an orange background with white details. Drawings of stylized horses, owls, roosters, peacocks and trees.

Text bottom: Verkade factories N.V. Zaandam - Holland.

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

Size

• Height: 21.5 cm.
• Diameter: 11.0 cm.

Verkade (Dutch: Koninklijke Verkade) is a Dutch manufacturing company. The company is headquartered in Zaandam and was one of the oldest existing family companies in the Netherlands. 

The company was first named "De Ruyter" for a mill in Zaandam which milled flour—the original "ruiter" ("knight") was on the company logo until 1994, when it was removed to make way for a newly designed logo, intended to give the company and its products a more contemporary look. The horseman is still found on Verkade rusk, which currently is made by the competitor, the Bolletje factory in Almelo, using the Verkade recipe. The company acquired the right to bear the "royal" mark in their name in 1950. 

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