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- Can Label, "Silver Bar Brand Sliced Yellow Cling Peaches," circa 1920 - Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Silver Bar Brand Yellow Cling Peaches, helped catch the attention of potential customers -- hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- circa 1920
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Can Label, "Silver Bar Brand Sliced Yellow Cling Peaches," circa 1920
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Silver Bar Brand Yellow Cling Peaches, helped catch the attention of potential customers -- hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- Can Label, "Spring Maid Brand Cut Green Beans," 1904-1958 - Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Spring Maid Brand Cut Green Beans, helped catch the attention of potential customers - hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- 1904-1958
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Can Label, "Spring Maid Brand Cut Green Beans," 1904-1958
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Spring Maid Brand Cut Green Beans, helped catch the attention of potential customers - hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- "Shoe Peg Country Gentleman Fancy Corn," circa 1918 - Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this elegant design for President Brand "Shoe Peg Country Gentleman Fancy Corn," helped catch the attention of potential customers--hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- circa 1918
- Collections - Artifact
"Shoe Peg Country Gentleman Fancy Corn," circa 1918
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this elegant design for President Brand "Shoe Peg Country Gentleman Fancy Corn," helped catch the attention of potential customers--hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- Can Label, "Hatchet Brand Asparagus Tips," circa 1900 - Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Hatchet Brand Asparagus Tips, helped catch the attention of potential customers, familiarize them with the brand image, and encourage them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Can Label, "Hatchet Brand Asparagus Tips," circa 1900
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Hatchet Brand Asparagus Tips, helped catch the attention of potential customers, familiarize them with the brand image, and encourage them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- Can Label, "Butterfly Brand Telephone Peas," circa 1950 - 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.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Can Label, "Butterfly Brand Telephone Peas," circa 1950
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.
- Can Label, "Heinz Brand Strawberry Preserves," 1906-1910 - 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. H.J. Heinz products were identified by the famous Heinz pickle and signature "keystone" logo. These design features are still found on Heinz products today.
- 1906-1910
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Can Label, "Heinz Brand Strawberry Preserves," 1906-1910
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. H.J. Heinz products were identified by the famous Heinz pickle and signature "keystone" logo. These design features are still found on Heinz products today.
- Product Label, "Succotash," 1875-1895 - 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 a can of succotash, helped catch the attention of potential customers and encourage them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- 1875-1895
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Product Label, "Succotash," 1875-1895
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 a can of succotash, helped catch the attention of potential customers and encourage them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- Crate Label, "Sweetheart Brand Beans," circa 1930 - 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 Sweetheart Brand Beans, were created to attract grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets.
- circa 1930
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Crate Label, "Sweetheart Brand Beans," circa 1930
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 Sweetheart Brand Beans, were created to attract grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets.
- Can Label, "Dana's Jardiniere Brand Tomatoes," 1912-1920 - Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Dana's Jardiniere Brand Tomatoes, helped catch the attention of potential customers -- hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- 1912-1920
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Can Label, "Dana's Jardiniere Brand Tomatoes," 1912-1920
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Dana's Jardiniere Brand Tomatoes, helped catch the attention of potential customers -- hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- Can Label, "Balto Brand Fruit Cocktail," 1935 - Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Balto Brand Fruit Cocktails, helped catch the attention of potential customers - hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.
- 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Can Label, "Balto Brand Fruit Cocktail," 1935
Manufacturers of similar products sought ways to make their company's goods stand out on store shelves. Attractive labels, like this design for Balto Brand Fruit Cocktails, helped catch the attention of potential customers - hopefully encouraging them to purchase the company's product rather than that of a competitor.