Crate Label, "Lion Brand Vegetables," 1925
THF294215 / Crate Label, "Lion Brand Vegetables," 1925
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Artifact Overview
In 1869, the transcontinental railroad opened eastern markets to the West Coast produce industry for the first time. As produce companies shipped crates of fruits and vegetables across the country, they needed a way to distinguish their goods from their competitors'. Colorful, eye-catching labels, like this one for Lion Brand Vegetables, were created to attract grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Crate label
Date Made
1925
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.311.138
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Out of the West Publishing.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Lithography
Color
Black (Color)
Blue
Multicolored
Red
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
written on front:
Lion / brand / finest quality / selected / vegetables / produce / of / U.S.A. / grown, packed and shipped by / M. K. Kalich & Co. / main office / Watsonville, California, U. S. A. / copyright 1925 / trade mark registered / no. 243,231 / June 12, 1928 / crocker-union s.f. - 43
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