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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 Antique Advertising and Porcelain Sign Collector Alex Renshaw

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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. There was somethin… [more]



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