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About Vintage Crate Labels

For much of the 20th Century (1900-1960s), colorful crate labels were the best way for growers to differentiate their produce shipped to market in wooden boxes. Today they're a reasonably affordable category for collectors, with values determined by age, rarity, visual appeal, and subject matter. Especially popular are vintage fruit crate labels.


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An Interview With Comic Character Advertising Pinback Collector Mark Lansdown

I started off collecting comics, and still do, but I’d been given a few early Disney pinbacks as a child and always… [more]

An Interview With Antique Advertising and Porcelain Enamel Sign Collector Alex Renshaw

How did I get started collecting advertising antiques? My dad was a lecturer and tutor in graphics and art from the… [more]

An Interview With Porcelain Advertising Sign Collector Michael Bruner

I liked to collect things even as a child. Things that didn’t cost anything, like different colors of stones. The… [more]



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Orangepaper

Orangepaper

This Flickr photoset showcases several hundred paper wrappers for oranges and other fruits from the 1940s, 50s, and… [read review or visit site]

Antique Produce Crate Labels

Antique Produce Crate Labels

A gallery of hundreds of beautiful crate labels from companies like Sunkist, Pinnacle, Washington, King Pelican, Sc… [read review or visit site]

Advertising Antiques

Advertising Antiques

This classy looking British site features hundreds of high resolution photos of antique porcelain pre-war (enamel) … [read review or visit site]

Ad Access

Ad Access

Duke University's library has pulled together an impressive collection of over 7,000 ads printed in U.S. and Canadi… [read review or visit site]

Plan 59

Plan 59

From the Nostlagia Factory in Virginia comes this celebration of 'mid-century automotive advertising illustrations'… [read review or visit site]

American Package Museum

American Package Museum

Ian House's gallery of early 20th Century American package designs. Browse the exhibits in slide show mode or view … [read review or visit site]

Found in Moms Basement

Found in Moms Basement

Paula Zargaj-Reynolds’ blog, an extensive collection of 20th century vintage advertising, is a visual feast. Scro… [read review or visit site]

Ephemera Society of America

Ephemera Society of America

Great reference on ephemera... includes examples and descriptions of various ephemera categories, selected special … [read review or visit site]

Truth in Advertising

Truth in Advertising

This gallery of cigarette magazine advertising from the 1940s and 50s contains no surgeon general's warning, just p… [read review or visit site]

Ephemera Blog

Ephemera Blog

Marty Weil's wide-ranging, in-depth blog on ephemera, including lots of great interviews with ephemera collectors. … [read review or visit site]


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Fruit Crate Labels 400+ Lot$57.54 Ends Sunday 11 bids 14 watchers
Koenig 5 Cent Coffee Fruit Jar W/ Rare Original Label$34.23 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 2 watchers
Rainbow Brand Citrus Crate Label - Orange$29.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 6 watchers
Golden Trout Brand Citrus Crate Label - Orange (v2)$25.49 Ends Sunday 2 bids 5 watchers
Collie Brand Citrus Crate Label - Lemon$24.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 5 watchers
Golden Trout Brand Citrus Crate Label - Orange (v1)$24.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 4 watchers
2 Nice Old Mission Orange Soda Labels Cammarano Tacoma$16.25 Ends Saturday 3 bids 2 watchers
Lorillard Maccoboy Snuff Fruit Jar Original Labels$16.04 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 12 watchers
Atlanta Belle Brand Florida Citrus Crate Label$12.88 Ends in 18 hours 4 bids 4 watchers
138 Differ Old 1920's++ Food & Household Product Labels$11.61 Ends in 13 hours 2 bids 6 watchers
Pelican Apple Crate Label Yakima Perham$10.65 Ends in 13 hours 4 bids 2 watchers
Original Tasmanian Apple Label Jgs Huonville$10.60 Ends Sunday 2 bids 1 watcher
Original Tasmanian Apple Label Watpak Cygnet Swan $10.60 Ends Sunday 2 bids 1 watcher
Original Tasmanian Apple Label $10.14 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
Original Tasmanian Apple Label Ercot Pear Tas Long$10.14 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
Riverside Farm Belle Brand Citrus Crate Label - Orange$9.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 2 watchers
Campbell's Tomato Soup Red And White Labels Fabric$9.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 6 watchers
Vintage 1950's Gerber's Baby Food Labels & More Lot$9.99 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
Washington State Pears Crate Label$8.50 Ends Monday 2 bids
1880-90s San Francisco Diehl Menke Grape Brandy Label$8.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid 3 watchers
California Citrus Box Label$7.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 3 watchers
California Citrus Box Label$7.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 3 watchers
Washington State Pears Crate Label$7.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
Florida Fl Citrus Label Certi-fine Winter Garden$7.95 Ends Monday 1 bid 1 watcher
Old 1930's Spanish Orange Crate Label Pelotari Jai-alai$7.00 Ends in 19 hours 8 bids 2 watchers
Lot Of 12 Lithograph Fruit Crate Labels-mint$6.99 Ends in 10 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
Ac F Co Florida Citrus Crate Label$6.00 Ends in 18 hours 2 bids 2 watchers
Old Spanish 1930's Calao Orange Crate Label - Bird $6.00 Ends in 19 hours 3 bids 5 watchers
Washington State Peaches & Pears Crate Label$5.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 1 watcher
Florida Fl Citrus Label Citrapak Citra$5.95 Ends Monday 1 bid 2 watchers
4 Vintage 1940's+ Dog Cat Pet Food Can Labels$3.58 Ends Saturday 2 bids 2 watchers
Adams Brand Florida Citrus Crate Label$2.99 Ends in 18 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Al-da Brand Florida Citrus Crate Label$2.99 Ends in 18 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Al-fru-co Brand Florida Citrus Crate Label$2.99 Ends in 18 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Al-pak-co Brand Florida Citrus Crate Label$2.99 Ends in 18 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Alturas Brand Florida Citrus Crate Label$2.99 Ends in 18 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Apshawa Brand Florida Citrus Crate Label$2.99 Ends in 18 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Cruiser Brand Florida Citrus Crate Label$2.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
Dr. Phillips Brand Florida Citrus Crate Label$2.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 2 watchers
Old Irma Spanish Orange Crate Label - Pinup$2.54 Ends in 19 hours 2 bids 3 watchers

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