Stock Crate Label for an Unknown Brand of Asparagus, 1906-1966
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While many lithography firms of the-late 19th to early 20th-centuries created custom labels for companies, they also created stock labels devoid of product or company identification. A cheaper alternative to custom designs, stock labels allowed a generic image to be selected and the brand name to be incorporated into the design. This stock image for asparagus was created by the Schmidt Lithograph Company.
While many lithography firms of the-late 19th to early 20th-centuries created custom labels for companies, they also created stock labels devoid of product or company identification. A cheaper alternative to custom designs, stock labels allowed a generic image to be selected and the brand name to be incorporated into the design. This stock image for asparagus was created by the Schmidt Lithograph Company.
Artifact
Crate label
Date Made
1906-1966
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.311.141
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Out of the West Publishing.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Lithography
Color
Light blue
Multicolored
Red
Yellowish green
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
written on front: 1229 / Schmidt Litho. Co. S. F.
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