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- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Jersey Navet" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.

- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Jersey Navet" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Rutabaga Improved Purple Top Yellow Swedish Turnip" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.

- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Rutabaga Improved Purple Top Yellow Swedish Turnip" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Robertson's Golden Ball or Orange Jelly" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.

- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Robertson's Golden Ball or Orange Jelly" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Skirving's Purple Top Ruta Baga" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.

- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Skirving's Purple Top Ruta Baga" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Purple-Top Yellow Ruta Baga" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.

- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Purple-Top Yellow Ruta Baga" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Purple Top Strap Leaved" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.

- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Purple Top Strap Leaved" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.
- Lone Star Seed Co. "Turnip: (Shogoin or Louse Proof)" Seed Packet, 1971 - The Lone Star Seed Company was founded by brothers Paul and Roland Roberts in San Antonio, Texas, in the early 1920s. The company sold flower and vegetable seeds throughout Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico -- many from racks in feed, grocery, hardware, and department stores. The packets often contained information printed in English and Spanish, reflecting the company's market area.

- 1971
- Collections - Artifact
Lone Star Seed Co. "Turnip: (Shogoin or Louse Proof)" Seed Packet, 1971
The Lone Star Seed Company was founded by brothers Paul and Roland Roberts in San Antonio, Texas, in the early 1920s. The company sold flower and vegetable seeds throughout Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico -- many from racks in feed, grocery, hardware, and department stores. The packets often contained information printed in English and Spanish, reflecting the company's market area.
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Robertson's Golden Ball or Orange Jelly" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.

- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Robertson's Golden Ball or Orange Jelly" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Purple-Top Yellow Ruta Baga" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.

- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Purple-Top Yellow Ruta Baga" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Purple Top Strap Leaved" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.

- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Turnip Purple Top Strap Leaved" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.