Apple Crate Label

Apple Crate Label

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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.
This Revelation brand apple crate label was used by the John A. Eck Company of Chicago, Illinois during the beginning of the 20th century. The lithographed blue label has an illustration of two red apples still on the branch.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
crate label
referenced business
John A. Eck Co.
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Physical Description
paper (crate label material)
wood (substrate material)
Measurements
crate label: 8 5/8 in x 10 1/2 in; 21.9075 cm x 26.67 cm
ID Number
1979.0441.012
accession number
1979.0441
catalog number
1979.0441.012
Credit Line
L.E. Leininger
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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