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Description
Can label for Eagle Brand Muscat Grapes, California Packing Corporation, San Francisco, California. Label features an image of a bald eagle standing on a crescent moon in the night sky. This label could be used for any fruit under the Eagle Brand name by substituting a new drawing and fruit name. Muscat grapes are commonly grown in California and are used for wine, raisins, and table grapes. The California Packing Corporation (later known as Calpak) was formed in 1916 as the result of the merger of the California Fruit Canners Association, the Central California Canneries, Griffen & Skelley, and the J.K. Armsby Company. California Packing Corporation sold its products under a number of proprietary and distributive labels, including their premium brand, Del Monte. In June 1967, the company name was officially changed to the Del Monte Corporation. This label was printed by the Muirson Label Company of San José. Located on Stockton Avenue, Muirson was the only label-printing operation in the Santa Clara Valley from its founding in 1914 until its closure in 1970.
Type
image
Identifier
4F11E806-3664-4FFF-8030-611314006927 1985-95-154
Subject
Muirson Label Company California Packing Corporation Fruit Fruit crate labels Fruit industry Grapes Eagles
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