Vintage Verkade Biscuit Tin with Amsterdam Winter Cityscapes (1985)

🍪 Vintage Verkade Biscuit Tin – Amsterdam Winter Scenes (1985)

✅ Short Description

• Charming vintage biscuit tin by Koninklijke Verkade from 1985, featuring winter cityscapes of Amsterdam.

• A nostalgic collectible and decorative piece full of Dutch charm.

📋 Quick Product Details

• Manufacturer: Koninklijke Verkade

• Year: 1985

• Material: Tin

• Shape: Rectangular with rounded corners

• Lid: Removable fitted lid

• Dimensions:
– Height: 7.0 cm
– Length: 21.0 cm
– Width: 13.5 cm

• Condition: Vintage condition with age-appropriate signs of use

🛠 About the Product / Function
Originally designed to store Verkade biscuits and cookies, this tin features a yellow base richly decorated with wintery Amsterdam cityscapes, framed in red with blue palmettes.

Depicted locations on the tin:

• Lid: Brouwersgracht with drawbridge and warehouses, Verkade logo at the lower left

• Sides (clockwise):

  1. Verkade factories in Zaandam as seen from the Zaan river

  2. Amstelhoek with open drawbridge

  3. Prins Hendrikkade with Schreierstoren, Nicolaaskerk and Central Station

  4. The Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge)

🏭 Manufacturer & History
Verkade was founded on 2 May 1886 by Ericus Gerhardus Verkade as the Steam, Bread and Biscuit Factory “De Ruyter”. From Zaandam, it grew into one of the Netherlands’ most beloved brands, known for rusk, biscuits, chocolate, and even tea lights. The logo still refers to “De Ruyter”, the first flour mill in West Zaandam. The factories along the Zaan river played a key role in the development of the Zaan food industry.

⭐ Special Features / Highlights

• Original Verkade tin from 1985

• Nostalgic winter scenes of Amsterdam

• Beautiful combination of yellow, red and blue details

• Perfect as a collectible, decorative piece, or gift

• Authentic Dutch charm – “It doesn’t get more Hollandish than this”

📦 Shipping: Sent as a parcel with track & trace, carefully packaged to prevent damage.

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