Vintage Douwe Egberts Pickwick Tea Tin – Bekkers Dordrecht – 1950s

✅ Short description

Distinctive vintage Douwe Egberts tea tin for Pickwick tea dating from the 1950s. The dark green tin features an elegant scalloped shape, four small feet and decorative pink floral motifs. The lid is adorned with an atmospheric oval townscape.

📋 Quick product details

• Brand: Douwe Egberts / Pickwick
• Manufacturer: Bekkers, Dordrecht, Holland
• Date: approx. 1950–1955
• Material: tinplate
• Colour: dark green, pink and gold-coloured details
• Design: removable overlapping lid, four feet

Dimensions: 16.5 × 11.5 × 7.5 cm (L × W × H)

Condition: vintage condition with various signs of age and use, including wear and scratches. Please see the photos for a good impression of the condition; they form part of the description.

🛠 About the tea tin

The tin has an elegant scalloped shape and stands on four small feet fitted into the bottom seam. It is constructed with a folded longitudinal seam.

The dark green background is decorated with pink floral motifs and ornamental details. The lid has a gold-coloured border surrounding an oval townscape depicting figures on horseback, buildings, trees and a tower.

🏭 Douwe Egberts, Pickwick & Bekkers

The history of Douwe Egberts dates back to 1753, when Egbert Douwes and Akke Thijsses opened the grocery shop De Witte Os in Joure, the Netherlands.

In 1937, Douwe Egberts introduced the Pickwick brand name for its tea. The English name reflected the association of tea with England at the time and was inspired by Charles Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers.

The tin was manufactured by Bekkers in Dordrecht, a Dutch manufacturer of metal packaging and decorative tinware.

✨ Special features

• Elegant scalloped shape
• Four original feet
• Classic dark green Pickwick design
• Pink floral decoration and gold-coloured detailing
• Decorative townscape on the lid
• Attractive example of Dutch advertising and packaging design from the 1950s

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