Vintage Bolletje Biscuit Tin – Verblifa – 1960s

✅ Short description

A distinctive vintage Bolletje biscuit tin, finished in vanilla yellow with a red diamond pattern and decorative borders. The red lid features the familiar Bolletje baker character. A recognisable piece of Dutch advertising history.

📋 Product details

• Brand: Bolletje
• Manufacturer: Verblifa (Vereenigde Blikfabrieken)
• Period: approx. 1960s
• Material: tin
• Colour: vanilla yellow, red and gold

Dimensions: 20 × 12 × 10 cm (L × W × H)

Condition: vintage condition with signs of use and wear; there is some damage/denting on the back.

🛠 About the biscuit tin

The tin has a vanilla-yellow background with a continuous pattern of red diamonds. Red lines and decorative wavy borders run along the top and bottom. The red push-on lid features the distinctive Bolletje baker character.

The interior has a gold-coloured finish. Its practical size makes the tin suitable as a collectable, a decorative kitchen accessory or for storage.

🏭 Bolletje & Verblifa

Bolletje has its origins in Almelo, the Netherlands, where the Ter Beek family started a bakery in 1867. The company later developed into a nationally recognised brand known for rusks, ontbijtkoek and other bakery products.

Verblifa, short for Vereenigde Blikfabrieken, was an important Dutch manufacturer of metal packaging and produced numerous advertising and packaging tins for well-known brands throughout the 20th century.

⭐ Special features

• Original vintage Bolletje biscuit tin
• Characteristic red and yellow design
• Familiar Bolletje baker character on the lid
• Gold-coloured interior
• Manufactured by Verblifa
• Decorative Dutch advertising tin dating from around the 1960s

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