Orange Crate Labels
The evocative artwork in this set was used in the packing and selling of citrus fruit grown in the Inland Empire of southern California during the last century.
Fruit crate labels posters and prints for sale. Fruit crate art on labels was a means of marketing fruit packer brands at the turn of the century.
Prior to World War II, produce was packed in wooden crates with attractive labels, designed to catch the buyer’s eye, pasted on the ends. After the onset of war, rationing, cost cutting, and a search for cheaper materials in every industry motivated the fruit packers to experiment with cardboard containers. Since wooden crates were more labor intensive, and most available manpower was involved with the war effort, cardboard containers eventually prevailed. By the early 1950’s, wooden crates had almost disappeared from the packing houses. The transition to cardboard containers left warehouses full of unused labels. For more information please contact: Print Department McKim Building, 3rd Floor Boston Public Library 700 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 617-536-5400 www.bpl.org/research/print/index.htm
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