Name/Title
Paper label advertising Rumsey West Virginia ApplesEntry/Object ID
770Description
Paper label, likely once attached to a produce box. Label advertises Rumsey West Virginia Apples. Background is bright orange; there is a bold blue goose in the center, with a matching blue border. The Rumsey logo in the bottom right corner includes a sketch of a man in a small boat. Label text reads: BLUE GOOSE; DISTRIBUTED BY AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS INC. HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND PRODUCE OF U.S.A.; RUMSEY BRAND WEST VIRGINIA APPLES SHEPHERDSTOWN FRUIT GROWERS CLUB SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.VA., U.S.A.
Top center of label reads: REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. Bottom right corner of label reads: PIEDMONT-BEDFORD, VA. (Perhaps location of label printing?)Acquisition
Accession
466Source or Donor
Bowers, James and BettyAcquisition Method
Gift