You like fruit crate labels?

[evansd2]

… yeah, sure, of course you do. Well, we got 'em.

https://www.floridamemory.com/collections/crate-labels/

Engrave away, fruit lovers.

[evansd2]

Before you scoff… Cmon, lookit this thing:

[ptodd]

My father had gotten can labels from where he worked. Like piles of them.

Eight children, I think all of us had some labels in our homes. They were great for keeping score for various games. Fond memories.

[cynd11]

I love those labels! I’ve got a Dover Design book/cd with a bunch of those on it. Never figured out what to do with it though.

[Pearl]

As a Floridan, I love.

I tried to find logos etc from where my father worked. Hoping to make something meaningful one day with them.

[Pearl]

What a great site! Be interesting to see if I can find similar for other states. This looks like a wonderful site for genealogists. I have a cousin that has worked countless hours on our family.

[rmaker1952]

I collect these crate labels. I think the artwork is truly a piece of art in it’s own right. They just don’t make anything the way they use to.

[evansd2]

Fair warning: All I’m saying… if you’re a rabbit, you might want to stay out of this hole.

Well, if you like these midcentury crate illustrations, you might like this:

http://www.plan59.com/

Wherein you’ll find gems like this:

And this…

And, OH YES, this:

They have a whole gallery of crate art, and you can buy posters.

Turn back now, dear rabbit, it’s about to get a lot deeper:

Cameo makers? Of course.
http://www.sheaff-ephemera.com/list/cameo-makers/
Never-made stamps? WHY NOT?!
http://www.sheaff-ephemera.com/list/stamp-design/
(etc)

Advertising history? (you were warned, rabbit)

Ad*Access / Digital Collections / Duke Digital Repository

Matchbooks? (Ecoutez, lapin…)
http://lileks.com/match/index.html

Arcade flyers? ( I just think you aren’t even listening about the hole.)
https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=home

Blank cassette tape inserts? (Eddie, is that you?)

[Album] Tape Cassette Inserts

I could go on… but I’ll just say that I’ll stop spamming you here.

Canned Meat Varieties & Snack Flavors | SPAM® Meat

[evansd2]

OK OK I said I’d stop, but come on, envelope security patterns??

[Album] Security Patterns

And oh crap, seed catalogs. These are gems.

https://library.si.edu/image-gallery/collection/seed-and-nursery-catalogs

Lookit (zoom, it’s huge):

[rmaker1952]

I also like collecting can labels

[rmaker1952]

Don’t forget Cigar Box Labels. What I really like about these labels is the embossing .

[evansd2]

Don’t forget Cigar Box Labels.

Who could forget? They’re archived!

https://archive.org/details/cigarboxlabels00olsc

[geek2nurse]

These are great! I have a stack of antique crates that acted as bookshelves in my office. I’m totally going to print some of these for them once my life settles down again!

[evansd2]

When is that again?

[geek2nurse]

Could be years. sigh

[geek2nurse]

[geek2nurse]

Gonna be a long trip…