Can Label, "Defender Brand Tomatoes," 1913-1918
THF293393 / Can Label, "Defender Brand Tomatoes," 1913-1918
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Artifact Overview
Labels of the late 19th to early-20th-centuries were colorful and eye-catching. Skilled lithographers created these labels for packing companies to attract customers' attention and encourage them to purchase their company's product over their competitors'. This label for Defender Brand Tomatoes was designed by Simpson and Doeller, a prominent lithograph company for can labels out of Baltimore, Maryland.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Can label
Date Made
1913-1918
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.311.49
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Out of the West Publishing.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Lithography
Color
Blue
Red
Yellow (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4.5 in
Width: 13.75 in
Inscriptions
on front:
DEFENDER / BRAND / TOMATOES / Packed by / DEFENDER PACKING CO. / TRAPPE, MD.
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