Elongated tin with embossed lid for Carro's, chocolates made by DRIESSEN

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Elongated tin with embossed lid for Carro's, chocolates made by DRIESSEN

• Manufacturer, Dutch: A. Driessen
• Date of manufacture: 1945 / 1970

Description
This vintage tin has an elongated rectangular shape and is equipped with a hinged lid. The lid has a relief of 28 dark brown chocolates with the text CARRO on a gold-coloured background. The decoration of this tin also consists of a dark brown background with gold-coloured edges. Lettering on the sides in block letters with the text: DRIESSEN CHOCOLADE CARRO'S. On the ends the text: Made in Breda, Holland.

This tin is marked on the bottom with text in relief: n.v. Cacao-& Chocolaadfabrieken A. Driessen

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

Size

• Height: 4.6 cm.
• Length: 28.3 cm.
• Width: 10.7 cm.

A. Driessen is a Dutch brand name for chocolate. The factory of A. Driessen had been located in Rotterdam since 1820.

The raw material cocoa came from the former colony of Suriname. In 1854, the Driessen Cocoa and Chocolate Factory in the Rotterdam district of Rubroek was taken into use. Later the company was moved to the Rechter Rottekade.

In 1871, the company was awarded the predicate purveyor to the court. In 1893 the factory was expanded and by the end of the century, Driessen was one of the most important chocolate companies in the Netherlands. After the outbreak of a crisis in the cocoa market in 1907, raw material prices rose sharply. However, it was the stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent Great Depression that killed the factory. In 1935, Driessen was taken over by the Breda chocolate factory Kwatta. After more than a century, the once-famous company came to an end.

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