Set of two vintage tins by Douwe Egberts for Pickwick Tea

Set of two vintage tins by Douwe Egberts for Pickwick Tea.

• Manufacturer: Bekkers Dordrecht Holland
• Manufacturing date: 1948 - 1950/1980

Nice set of two tins. One dark green with scalloped rim and the other dark red in a belly shape with a horse and carriage decoration. Both made by DOUWE EGBERTS for Pickwick tea.

Description tin one

• Date of manufacture: 1948

This is a green scalloped tin with a loose lid. On the underside it is decorated with four legs. The tin is manufactured with a so-called folded longitudinal seam. The legs are slid into the bottom seam. The decoration consists of a dark green background with scattered flower motifs in pink. On top in the middle of the lid is an oval with people on horseback in a city with a tower and some trees. Gold rim.

• Height: 7.5 cm.
• Length: 16.5 cm.
• Width: 11.5 cm.

Description tin two

• Date of manufacture: 1950/1980

This is a rectangular shaped tin, belly shaped with a hinged lid with a little handle. The tin also has four legs that are slid into the bottom edge. The decoration consists of a dark red background with a stagecoach with two horses under trees on the lid. Flower decoration on the front. Gold rim.

• Height: 7.5 cm.
• Length: 15.3 cm.
• Width: 12 cm.

Condition
These two tea tins are in a vintage condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Pictures are part of the description.

Douwe Egberts
In 1753 Egbert Douwes and his wife Akke Thijsses open their grocery store in colonial wares "De Witte Os". In this way, they lay the foundation for the Douwe Egberts and Pickwick brands on Midstraat in Joure. Coffee, tea and tobacco are the main products.

Pickwick
In 1937 Douwe Egberts Pickwick introduces tea. An English name was sought, because at that time tea still had a very "English" feel and an English stagecoach was depicted on the wooden boxes. The wife of the then director was very fond of Dickens's works. After reading the Pickwick Papers, she suggested the name Pickwick.

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