Vintage/brocante tin by Van Melle with Eastern scenes

Vintage/brocante tin by Van Melle with Eastern scenes.

• Manufacturer: Van Melle
• Manufacturing date: 1920 - 1930

Description
High round tin with a slightly spherical loose lid. The decoration of this tin consists of various representations of Japanese people and is executed in relief. Published by Van Melle toffee biscuits drops, Breskens Holland.

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

Size

• Height: 18 cm.
• Diameter: 11 cm.

Van Melle started around 1840 as a bakery in Breskens. They also sold sugar balls. In 1900, Izaak van Melle also began to produce these mechanical. About 1920, Izaak's brother Dirk-Machiel started a factory for biscuits and waffles. 

In 1932 the Brothers Michael and Pierre Van Melle set off for Poland where they learned a procedure to produce soft fruit chews. From the trip they bring the original “Tell Dough” to the Netherlands, leading to the creation of Fruittella. Based on the Fruittella recipe they are inspired to create a peppermint flavoured candy to be later named Mentos. 

World War II destroyed the Van Melle Breskens factory, forcing the company to move to Rotterdam. On 22 November the official opening in Rotterdam took place. 

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