A pair of small Menier advertising tins, made of lithographed cardboard, reproducing the original packaging of the famous French chocolate. The first model, Cacao Sucré Solubilisée (Solubilized Sweet Cocoa ), depicts a Dutch scene with a windmill; the second, Chocolat en Poudre Menier (Menier Powdered Chocolate ), features a modernist blue design typical of the post-war period. These miniatures were used as sales samples or, more likely, as accessories for play grocery sets , often sold in shopkeeper sets from the 1950s and 60s.
✦ Origin: France ✦ Verified period: Circa 1950–1960 ✦ Dimensions: 6 × 4 × 2 cm and 5 × 3 × 2 cm ✦ Material: varnished lithographed cardboard ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, minor signs of wear ✦ Contents: empty (dummy display boxes or toy grocery store)
Mini advertising boxes perfect for complementing an antique tea set, a miniature grocery store display case or a collection dedicated to Menier and French chocolate brands.
