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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

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An Interview With Porcelain Advertising Sign Collector Michael Bruner

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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]


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Rare Monitor Washington Apple Crate Label Krispy K Red$22.01 Ends in 17 hours 5 bids 1 watcher
Australian Tasmanian Apple Labels X 31 Dif.unused Mix$17.90 Ends Monday 3 bids 4 watchers
California Fruit Crate Label$13.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 1 watcher
Apple Box Label Wattle Brand,fremantle G Cond Vintage$13.12 Ends Sunday 4 bids 5 watchers
45 Assorted Vegetable Fruit Crate Labels Planes Birds +$11.00 Ends Saturday 4 bids 3 watchers
49 Differ Old1930's+grape,avocado,peaches Crate Labels $9.99 Ends in 14 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
52 Differ Old 1930's+crate Labels Grape,melon,fruit Etc$9.99 Ends in 15 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
Florida Citrus Crate Label$9.99 Ends in 40 mins 1 bid
Lodi Ca 1930's Vintage "bocce Brand" Grapes Crate Label$9.95 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
6 X Vintage Pears Fruit Box Crate Labels$8.31 Ends Thursday 2 bids 1 watcher
7 X Vintage Jam Fruit Mutton Plum Pudding Tin Labels$7.91 Ends Thursday 1 bid 1 watcher
37 Different Old 1930's+ Can Labels Milk,fruit,oysters$7.50 Ends in 14 hours 6 bids 3 watchers
100 Virginia Wine Labels Apple Grape Cherry 36 Diff$7.49 Ends Saturday 2 bids 1 watcher
25 Louisiana Yam Crate Labels 15 Diff Coon Twins$5.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 2 watchers
Vintage Wax Paper Label Campbell's Tomato Soup Can$5.57 Ends Monday 2 bids 5 watchers
Tie-it-on Special Box Apple Label, Original$5.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 1 watcher
Tie-it-on Apple Label, Green, Original$5.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 1 watcher
Tie-it-on Apple Label, Original$5.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 1 watcher
12 Diff Old Apple Crate Labels Happy Bee,oneonta,oregon$4.99 Ends in 15 hours 1 bid 3 watchers
5 Golden Trout Grape Crate Labels Fishing Fish$4.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 2 watchers
Congdon Castle Apple Crate Label Yakima Wa Scarce$4.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Athlete Vintage Claremont Lemon Crate Label, Labels$4.54 Ends Sunday 3 bids 1 watcher
Exclusive Vintage Ivanhoe Lemon Crate Label, Pie$3.84 Ends Sunday 3 bids 2 watchers
Handsum Vintage Strathmore Orange Crate Label$3.54 Ends Sunday 3 bids 1 watcher
Evening Star Vintage San Fernando Lemon Crate Label$3.51 Ends Sunday 3 bids 1 watcher
Silver Moon Vintage San Fernando Lemon Crate Label$3.29 Ends Sunday 2 bids 2 watchers
25 Fantasia Fresno Grape Crate Labels Spanish Dancer$2.70 Ends in 2 mins 3 bids 1 watcher

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