Apple Crate Label

Description (Brief):

Labels are an important marketing device. They often go beyond merely identifying contents and are designed to help establish brand distinction and generate customer loyalty for a largely interchangeable product.

Description (Brief)

This Trout brand apple crate label from Chelan, Washington was in use around 1900-1940. The label features a lithographed image of a leaping trout, meant to evoke a sense of nature popular among fruit crate labels during this period. Washington was one of the largest producers of apples during the early 20th century, and Wenoka Apples is the growers cooperative that marketed their fruits collectively.

Referenced Business: Lake Chelan Fruit Growers

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Washington, Chelan

See more items in: Work and Industry: Agriculture, Food, Crate Labels, Agriculture

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Credit Line: L.E. Leininger

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0441.001Accession Number: 1979.0441Catalog Number: 1979.0441.001

Object Name: crate label

Physical Description: paper (crate label material)wood (substrate material)Measurements: crate label: 8 3/4 in x 10 in; 22.225 cm x 25.4 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-fbef-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1361640

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