Brocante enamelled tin storage container for coffee

Brocante enamelled tin storage container for coffee.

• Manufacturer: unknown
• Date of manufacture: 1950s

Description
Cream-coloured enamelled cylindrical tin canister for coffee with a separate lid. Three gold-coloured decorative lines have been applied to the top of the bus, of which the middle one is slightly wider. There is also a gold-coloured decorative line at the bottom. Brown capital letters "Coffee". This coffee canister is also enamelled on the inside.

Condition
This enamelled tin coffee canister is in a vintage / brocante condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Pictures are part of the description.

Size

• Height: 15.5 cm.
• Diameter: 11 cm.

Enamel is the protective layer of molten glass applied to metal or earthenware objects to protect, insulate or decorate them.

An enamel layer has several useful properties: enamel is very smooth (hygienic), it is very hard, non-flammable and durable, it is very resistant to the effects of chemical substances and to discolouration by UV radiation (high colour fastness). Metal is protected against corrosion by the enamel layer. The enamel layer also becomes decorative by adding coloured oxides.

Metals that can be enamelled include copper, aluminium, stainless and plain steel, cast iron, gold, and silver. Because an enamel layer is less flexible than the metal to which it is applied, it can crack if handled without care and pieces can even come off.

Metal outer surfaces of cooking appliances, pans and the like are traditionally enamelled. Predominantly white enamel is used here. Other colours were also used for the paraffin stove and pans, such as reseda green, dark green, petrol blue, black, red, orange flamed, mint green, cream and grey clouded. However, some of these versions are outdated.

Examples of enamel kitchen items are sand-soap-soda, milk cooker, coffee and teapots, pans, storage containers, lunch boxes, spoon rack, nest bowls, colander, paraffin stove, soap dish, measuring cup, sconce, ewer, kettle, buckets and much more.

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