Vintage Nabob Coffee Co Brass Advertising Collector Figural Coffee Spoon
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:1423875 | Type of Advertising: Spoon |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Modified Item: No |
| Brand: Nabob Coffee Company | Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown |
Vintage Nabob Coffee CoBrass Advertising Collector Figural Coffee Spoon For consideration is thisvintage brass spoon. The spoon handle figurine is genie-like and was used topromote the Nabob Coffee Company in Canada. It is believed the spoon is fromcirca the 1940s. The spoon measures 3 3/8 inches long and the round bowlmeasures 1½ inches across. In the center of the bowl it is etched and reads“NABOB”. The patina is natural and there are no problems noted. Buyer willreceive FREE Fi...rst Class shipping. Thank you for looking!NOTE: The Nabob Coffee Company originated inVancouver, British Columbia, in 1896. Its coffee was processed and packaged inthe factory of food manufacturing company Kelly Douglas Limited. The namerefers to the Anglo-Indian word Nabob, a term for a conspicuously wealthy manwho made his fortune in the Orient during the British colonial era. Nabob waspurchased by German firm Jacobs Suchard in 1976. In 1978, the new ownersextended the Nabob brand into Central and Eastern Canada and by 1986 Nabob hadmade its way all across Canada, Quebec being the last province to receive thebrand. In 1994, the Nabob brand was purchased by Kraft Foods.
