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Offered is an original vintage Ensign Brand pear crate label distributed by Duthie & Company of Portland, Oregon, dating to approximately the 1940s.
This colorful label features a striking nautical design with a brilliant blue and purple flag displaying a golden yellow pear against a white background. Bold turquoise ENSIGN lettering stretches across the top, while the word PEARS appears in large orange-red letters along the bottom.
The design also includes the distributor\'s name, Duthie & Company, Portland, Oregon, and the wording \"Produce of U.S.A.\"
A small printer\'s credit for Stecher-Traung & Co., California, appears along the lower left edge.
These colorful paper labels were originally produced for use on wooden fruit shipping crates. Today, they are collected for their distinctive advertising artwork, agricultural history, and decorative appeal.
Details:
· Brand: Ensign
· Product: Pears
· Distributor: Duthie & Company, Portland, Oregon
· Printer: Stecher-Traung & Co., California
· Approximate era: 1940s
· Size: 7.5 x 10.25 inches
· Condition: Excellent vintage condition
· Original vintage crate label — not a reproduction
· vintage condition with beautiful, vibrant color and minimal signs of age or handling. Please examine all photographs carefully.
From the Chuck Olson Collection
This label comes from the Chuck Olson Collection, an extensive archive of vintage prints, advertising art, calendars, and ephemera collected over more than four decades.
Shipping
Will be carefully packaged for safe shipment.
