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  ** TINS of TASTE MUSEUM ** within the NationalBreadMuseum.org
Germany

GEGR. J. F. KISSKALT ~ 1801

This is one of those old German Lebkuchen companies I came across while searching on the internet and saw a tin from J. F. Kisskalt on the "German Historical Museum, Berlin" website 
(https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/U2JH6QFGT75YYXQW3FHAPSK22KLMHL5E).  That one appears to have raised (3-D pressed tin) design work.  They date it at between 1900-1930, which I believe is an accurate time period.  

On the cover of this tin is the date, 1801, which would be when the company began.  Designed tins, such as those we equate with "biscuit" (the Queen's or British English word for "cookie") or Lebkuchen and other tins, didn't begin until the late 1880s-1890s. The tin on this page, by its weight and non-3-dimensional design could have been in the mid-third of the 1900s.  If the company didn't survive WWII, then this would have been sometime prior to 1935-40.  If there are ever records to be found about this company, & they operated after the war, then it's possible this could have been in the 1950s or so.
Blessings to the seller in the U.S., for helping me to have this one! (Acquired Feb. 2024)

The background behind the hauptmarkt (market square) fountain of the late 1300s, is all but worn away. I've since seen another for sale . . .
The background behind the hauptmarkt (market square) fountain of the late 1300s, is all but worn away. I've since seen another for sale . . .
with original beautiful, bright colors!
with original beautiful, bright colors!
Very few tins, prior to about 1983, had any info printed on the bottom, & very rarely was there a date on a tin.
Very few tins, prior to about 1983, had any info printed on the bottom, & very rarely was there a date on a tin.
After the 1st photograph of a tin, which is the cover that determines the shape & 2-of-the-3 dimensions,
After the 1st photograph of a tin, which is the cover that determines the shape & 2-of-the-3 dimensions,
#2 begins at the seam, & then the tin is turned clockwise. Albrecht Dϋrer, 1471-1528, the famous painter.
#2 begins at the seam, & then the tin is turned clockwise. Albrecht Dϋrer, 1471-1528, the famous painter.
Two sections have city rooftops - this has 2 towers in the city wall.
Two sections have city rooftops - this has 2 towers in the city wall.
Hans Sachs, 1492-1576, was a poet, & master singer & song writer.
Hans Sachs, 1492-1576, was a poet, & master singer & song writer.

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