Name/Title
Paper label advertising Rumsey ApplesEntry/Object ID
769Description
Paper label (2 copies), likely once attached to a produce box or container. Advertises Rumsey Apples. Background of label is black and red, with a large image of an apple at its center. RUMSEY APPLES appears around the image in gold text. To the left, text reads: GROWN IN WEST VIRGINIA PACKED BY SHEPHERDSTOWN FRUIT GROWERS CLUB SHEPHERDSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, U.S.A. PRODUCE OF U.S.A. To the right in Rumsey's oval logo with image of a man in a boat with text below that reads: JAMES RUMSEY INVENTOR OF STEAMBOAT SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.VA. 1787.Acquisition
Accession
466Source or Donor
Bowers, James and BettyAcquisition Method
Gift