Label

Object Name:

Label

Date:

1990

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-1.3 W-4.75 D-0.25 inches

Description:

Apple Crate Label. Paper, with chromolithographic image. The background is deep blue.On the top left is a red apple with three green leaves. Below is a red band that goes "Top Notch/Brand" Below is writing in yellow "Souhegan Apple/ Packing Association/ Wilton, New Hampshire, U.S.A./ Contents Bushel" To the left of this writing is a stamp with a picture of The Old Man on the Mountain That says around it "Old Man Of The Mountain/ State of New Hampshire" Nothing special on back.

Provenance:

One of a large group of documents and items relating to the history of Gould Hill Orchards: 1) research files for National Register of Historic Places application, including maps; 2) research file from LCHIP grant proposal; 3) printed labels for apple crates; and 4) 1/2 bushel corrugated cardboard box, "Gould Hill Orchards." The crate labels, even though they are marked "Souhegan Apple Packing . . . Wilton, New Hampshire," were the labels used at Gould Hill Orchard in Hopkinton. Souhegan Apple Packing was a co-operative to which Gould Hill Orchard belonged.

Subjects:

Apple orchards, Apples, Fruit crate labels, Fruit industry

People:

Leadbeater Family, Leadbeater, Edward, Leadbeater, Erick

Item Number:

2011.0032.003

Accession Number:

2011.0032

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Hopkinton Historical Society

Credit Line:

Gift of Erick and Sue Leadbeater

Participating Organization:

Hopkinton Historical Society