Can Label, "Lynx Brand Puget Sound Salmon," 1880-1900
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Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this eye-catching design for Fidalgo Island Packing Company salmon, helped catch the attention of potential customers and encourage them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this eye-catching design for Fidalgo Island Packing Company salmon, helped catch the attention of potential customers and encourage them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
Artifact
Can label
Date Made
1880-1900
Subject Date
1880-1900
Creators
Fidalgo Island Packing Company
Place of Creation
United States, Oregon, Portland
United States, Washington, Anacortes
Creator Notes
Product by Fidalgo Island Packing Co., Anacortes, Washington. Label lithograph by Schmidt Litho. Co., Portland Oregon.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.183.13.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Lithography
Color
Black (Color)
Blue
Green
Multicolored
Red
Yellow
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 9.75 in
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