Scarlet Spice Northwest Apples crate label – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Scarlet Spice Northwest Apples crate label, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Scarlet Spice Northwest Apples crate label
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Scarlet Spice is the particular name here, a brand that set this crate label apart from the many apple labels in its category. Crate labels like this one were pasted onto wooden shipping boxes in the early twentieth century, when Pacific Northwest growers relied on railroads to reach markets across the country. Bright chromolithographed artwork was meant to catch a buyer's eye on a crowded grocer's floor, so the label was as much advertising as identification. Its colors and lettering are worth a close look, since they show how orchard companies competed for attention in a crowded market.
| Original scan | 960 × 720 px |
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| Reference | Slide23 |
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