Mr. Apple Brand Washington Apples crate label, Prentice Packing – Vintage Print
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A window into the past: Mr. Apple Brand Washington Apples crate label, Prentice Packing, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Mr. Apple Brand Washington Apples crate label, Prentice Packing
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Crate labels like this one were the advertising of their day. Growers in the Pacific Northwest shipped apples east by rail in wooden boxes, and each box was dressed with a colorful lithograph meant to catch a buyer's eye on a grocer's shelf. The "Mr. Apple" name, a cheerful top-hatted figure, was the sort of mascot packers used to build a recognizable brand, so buyers could ask for fruit by label rather than by grower. Prentice Packing's label is a useful reminder that fruit crate art, once thrown away after a box was emptied, is now prized as a window into early twentieth-century commerce.
| Original scan | 3,000 × 2,250 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | Slide152 |
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