Tom Tit Brand Apples crate label, Produce of U.S.A. – Historic Print
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This historic image of Tom Tit Brand Apples crate label, Produce of U.S.A. brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Tom Tit Brand Apples crate label, Produce of U.S.A.
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Crate labels like this one for Tom Tit Brand apples were pasted onto the ends of wooden shipping crates so buyers could tell the fruit's origin and grower at a glance. The "Produce of U.S.A." line reflects the patriotic, export-minded language common on American produce labels in the early twentieth century, when railroads and refrigerated cars carried apples from orchard regions to distant city markets. Chromolithographed labels like this one were printed in bright colors to catch the eye on crowded grocers' shelves and in train yards, and many of them now survive mainly as collectibles that show how fruit was marketed before modern packaging took over.
| Original scan | 960 × 720 px |
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| Reference | Slide46 |
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