Can Label, "Del Monte Brand Ripe Olives," circa 1920

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Artifact Overview

Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their companies' goods stand out on store shelves. Some companies established a uniform label design for their multi-product offerings -- a strategy which helped customers distinguish one brand over another. Del Monte Brand products were identified by the company's characteristic green label and its signature "shield" logo. These design features are still found on Del Monte products today.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Can label

Date Made

circa 1920

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.311.6

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Out of the West Publishing.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography
Printing (Process)

Color

Gold (Color)
Green
Multicolored
Brown
Red

Dimensions

Height: 4.375 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

written on front: Del Monte / Brand / Quality / Ripe Olives / Ask your grocer / for / Del Monte / peaches (halves) / sliced peaches / pears, apricots / cherries, plums / fruit salad / sliced pineapple / crushed pineapple / asparagus / peas, tomatoes / corn, spinach / catsup, pickles / and other / food products / insist upon / Del Monte / california / packing corporation / main office / san francisco / california, U.S.A. / packed in U.S.A.
Can Label, "Del Monte Brand Ripe Olives," circa 1920