Can Label, "Butterfly Brand Golden Wax Stringless Beans," circa 1885
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Throughout the late-19th to early-20th centuries, lithographers created labels to help sell products. Manufacturers of foodstuffs utilized the same design for several different products -- a strategy which helped customers distinguish one brand over another. Olney and Floyd's Butterfly Brand products were easy to identify with their colorful, eye-catching labels and signature butterfly.
Throughout the late-19th to early-20th centuries, lithographers created labels to help sell products. Manufacturers of foodstuffs utilized the same design for several different products -- a strategy which helped customers distinguish one brand over another. Olney and Floyd's Butterfly Brand products were easy to identify with their colorful, eye-catching labels and signature butterfly.
Artifact
Can label
Date Made
circa 1885
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, Westernville
Creator Notes
Product made by Olney & Floyd, Westernville, New York.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
93.57.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Brown
Green
Orange (Color)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4.125 in
Width: 11.5 in
Inscriptions
BUTTERFLY BRAND / GOLDEN / WAX / STRINGLESS BEANS
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