This Lookout Brand Norwegian Style Sardines label is from the 1940s. The very colorful label features the top lookout post on a masked schooner and measures 2.75” Wide x 4” High with rounded corners. The sardines were packed in pure olive oil that had salt added. With its bright orange and red background, this is an impressive label to add to your collection or use in decoupage.

This sardine label comes from the Sunset Packing Company of West Pembroke, Maine. The Sunset Packing Company started operations in 1900 and was the largest sardine factory in West Pembroke. It also manufactured oils and mustards used to flavor the sardines. The Sunset Packing Co. had to close its doors in 1962 due to competition from Norway.

These original unused Salmon Egg labels date back to the 1920s. They are embossed, gold edge gilded, and frankly just beautiful. There are a total of four (4) labels in the collection, each measuring 2.5” Wide x 2” High. They represent the four brands of Swiftwater, Redskin, Paleface, and Wiegardt’s Salmon Eggs Cluster. They were packed by Wiegart Brothers of Ocean Park, Washington.

The Wiegardt family is noted for oystering on Willapa Bay in Nahcotta, Washington since the beginning of the 20^th Century. What is not as well known is that they harvested and packed Salmon Eggs and Razor Clams in the 1920s and 1930s.

This bright vintage apple crate label measures 10” Wide x 9” High and dates to the 1940s. It portrays Happy Valley Ranch with an orchard, packing house with a box car train on the siding, and a ranch house. The label was lithographed by the Schmidt Lithograph Company of San Francisco, California. The apples came from the Okanogan Valley in Washington State. They were grown and packed by Happy Valley Ranch of Tonasket, Washington.

Tonasket is a small community located along the eastern bank of the Okanogan River in north central Okanogan County, Washington. The Canadian border is approximately 20 miles north. The present population is estimated to be approximately 995. Many descendants of pioneer families still reside in Tonasket and the surrounding areas.

This vintage label measures 11” Wide x 1.5” High and went on a 5.25 ounce tin of smoked oysters. The label dates back to the 1950s and was produced for the Portland Fish Company of Portland, Oregon. The oysters were packed in cottonseed oil. The label is original and in mint condition.

This striking cigar end label dates to between 1915 and 1925. The label measures 5.5” Wide x 3” High and is in perfect condition. The stone lithograph printing was done by Consolidated Lithographing Corporation of New York and features a natural woodgrain look with embossing and gold gilding. End labels were placed on the ends of cigar boxes so they could be quickly identified by the seller when they were stacked end to end.

The label shows Brooks & Co which is really the T.E. Brooks & Company of Red Lion, Pennsylvania. The company was formed in 1914 when Thomas E. Brooks, a successful Pennsylvania cigar maker, joined with S.E. Sechrist to form T.E. Brooks & Co. By 1930, the company operated five factories in Pennsylvania and is still in business today.

This wonderful embossed lithographed label measures 4.5” Wide x 4.5” High and dates back to 1910. The very detailed image is supposed to be Moses. Below Moses is an open book that we think is supposed to represent the Ten Commandments, but the print is not readable, probably on purpose. This gold gilded lithographed label was done by Heywood Strasser & Voigt Litho Company of New York, New York. Title & Design Registered by E.F.N.

This vintage milk label is for Troy Brand evaporated milk and measures 9.75" Wide x 4" Tall. The milk was distributed by United Milk Products Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio, and dates to the 1920s. It features a lovely delicate illustration of Helen of Troy on either side as a background for the text. The center of the label has a scene of a farmer herding his cows down a hill with a powerful mountain range in the background. Under that is its slogan, “The Best Ole Bossy’s Got”, poor Bossy. This vintage label is really dramatic with its teal, black, and white colors meant to evoke purity and cleanliness.

Evaporated milk, or dehydrated milk as it is sometimes called, is a canned product that has had 60% of the water removed from fresh milk. When the water is mixed back in it becomes the equivalent of fresh milk again (although everyone will tell you it doesn’t really taste like fresh milk). This process allows milk to last for years and was very popular in the days before refrigeration. It is still used today in baking because of its unique taste.

This Magnolia Brand Plum Crate Label measures 8” Wide x 2.6” High and is from the 1930s. The label features a beautiful peach blossom on one side and fresh picked plum on the other side. The fruit for this mint condition label was grown and packed by William J. and E. Clyde Wilson of Fort Valley, Georgia.

The town of Fort Valley is located in Peach County, Georgia just 90 miles south of Atlanta. The city was chartered in 1856, but the origin of the town's name is unclear. One story claims that it was named "Fox Valley" but its founder’s (James Everett) hand writing was misread by post office officials in Washington, D.C., as "Fort Valley." Fort Valley became the center of Georgia’s peach industry. By 1921, one third of the peaches shipped from Georgia were from Fort Valley. Today, more than half of Georgia’s peaches come from Peach County. So its not often you see a plum label.

This large vintage label went on 12” tall clear multi-sided glass bottle that held 9.5 fluid ounces. We believe the label comes from the 1930s and measures 5” Tall x 3.75” Wide. It is a great looking label with sharp coloring in perfect condition. The ammonia was manufactured for the Union Liberty Company, S. Lipowicz Branch of Buffalo, New York.

Stanislaw (Stanley) K. Lipowicz was a wholesale grocer and established Lipowicz Wholesale Grocery in 1895. They sold many products besides ammonia. The Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood of Buffalo had a heavy concentration of Polish immigrants who were arriving in America to escape a homeland ruled by Prussia, Austria, and Russia. They were looking for opportunities they couldn’t find in Poland. Although it started with a section built in 1900, Lipowicz Wholesale Grocery hired Wladyslaw H. Zawadzki, a famous architect of the day, to make a substantial multistory addition to the building in 1912. The business no longer exists, but the building survives as a landmark in Buffalo.

This vintage cream soda label is from the Atlas Bottling Company in Detroit, Michigan. The antique label measures 3.4” Wide x 2.9” High and is in mint condition. The label has a different color and is smaller in size than our larger cream soda label. It features a globe or atlas of the North American and South American continents in the center. It went on a 1/2 liter bottle and we think it is from the early 1960s.

The Atlas Bottling Company was started around 1929. In 1945 the original owner died and his brothers took over and ran the business successfully until they died in 1993. The children took over in 1993 and essentially ran the business into the ground. Before long, the Teamsters sued them, they stopped paying for insurance, and the business failed around 1996. The surviving family members are still upset with the apparent destruction of the business by these heirs.

This vintage inner cigar box label measures 8” Wide x 7” high. The interesting cigar label was for the less expensive rum soaked cigars. These could use lesser quality tobacco since the rum soaking was the predominant flavor. Never the less, this is colorful unusual label to add to your collection.

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The Lake Region Packing Association was formed in 1909, and is Florida’s oldest citrus cooperative. In 2004 it joined as the newest member of Dundee Citrus Growers Association. This consolidation created an organization positioned to better serve the growers, marketers and consumers through increased efficiency while still providing access to quality citrus fruit.

The final label is our Dolly Brand Citrus Label which comes from the 1960s. This unusual vertical crate label measures 8” Tall x 3” Wide and features the image of an adorable young girl holding an orange. The shipper/grower is H. Jennings Rou, Inc. of Eustis, Florida. The company is still in business today, headquarted in Eustis, Florida.

Our ladies of the Florida citrus industry will create a striking collage of labels for framing.

This original inner cigar label measures 9.4” Wide x 6.25” High. The labels have nice red, white, and blue colors and are in mint condition.

Cigars flavored by adding rum were first produced more than 100 years ago by Wolf Brothers in Pennsylvania. The cigars were known as “crooks” for their unique, crooked shape.

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This Happy Kids Peanut Butter shield label is from the W.B. Roddenbery Co. in Cairo, Georgia. By the way, if you're from South Georgia that's pronounced “Kay_Row”. The label dates back to 1935 and has an image of a typical “Family of Four.”  This was the newer label and it stressed that it was made from “Carefully Selected Radiant Ray Roasted Peanuts”. The label went on an 8 oz. jar and measures 1.75" Wide x 2.37” High in near mint condition.

Dr. Seaborn Anderson Roddenbery started his medicine practice in 1862 in a horse-drawn buggy. In the same year he purchased a farm and sold open kettle sugar cane syrup from his medical buggy as he made his rounds. By 1867 he had an office and a general store that sold syrup from large cypress barrels, and people would bring their own jars and fill them with his cane syrup. Within five more years he had acquired 1000 acres and started to reduce his medicine practice, since he claimed 90% of his patients didn’t pay him. In 1889 Roddenbery marketed the first pure Georgia cane syrup as "Roddenbery's Old Plantation Molasses." Around 1920 the business became known as the W. B. Roddenbery Company. It was 1934 when the company expanded their product line to include peanut butter in 1936 they added pickles.

They continued expanding their products adding boiled peanuts, watermelons, and even cigars under a variety of labels. By 1986, the company was producing 45 kinds of pickles, 12 types of syrups, 4 varieties of peanut butter, and millions of boiled peanuts. In 1993 Dallas-based Dean Foods purchased the W. R. Roddenbery Company and about ten years later they closed the Cairo facilities.

These two labels come from the Roddenbery Brothers in Cairo, Georgia. By the way, if you're from South Georgia that's pronounced “Kay_Row”. Both labels date back to 1939 and feature pretty girls. The Georgia Maid Party Pack Pickles label went on a 1 pint jar and measures 2.3” High x 1.75” Wide in mint condition. The Pickle Patch Dill Pickles label went on a 1 quart jar and measures 3” High x 2” Wide in mint condition. This label stressed that these pickles came from “The Pick Of The Patch” cucumbers.

Dr. Seaborn Anderson Roddenbery started his medicine practice in 1862 in a horse-drawn buggy. In the same year he purchased a farm and sold open kettle sugar cane syrup from his medical buggy as he made his rounds. By 1867 he had an office and a general store that sold syrup from large cypress barrels, and people would bring their own jars and fill them with his cane syrup. Within five more years he had acquired 1000 acres and started to reduce his medicine practice, since he claimed 90% of his patients didn’t pay him. In 1889 Roddenbery marketed the first pure Georgia cane syrup as "Roddenbery's Old Plantation Molasses." Around 1920 the business became known as the W. B. Roddenbery Company. It was 1934 when the company expanded their product line to include peanut butter and in 1936 they added pickles. They continued expanding their products adding boiled peanuts, watermelons, and even cigars under a variety of labels. By 1986, the company was producing 45 kinds of pickles, 12 types of syrups, 4 varieties of peanut butter, and millions of boiled peanuts. In 1993 Dallas-based Dean Foods purchased the W. R. Roddenbery Company and about ten years later they closed the Cairo facilities.

Since winters were cold and much slower, Budd’s had a bowling alley on the top floor to take care of those really slow days. The company ceased operations in 1972.

These vintage soda labels are from the Atlas Bottling Company in Detroit, Michigan. Three of the labels measure 5” Wide x 4” High and the other four measure 3.4” Wide x 2.9” High and are in mint condition. The labels feature a globe or atlas in the center. The large ones went on a 1 quart bottle and the smaller ones went on a half-liter bottle. We believe they date from the early 1960s.

The Atlas Bottling Company was started around 1929. In 1945 the original owner died and his brothers took over and ran the business successfully until they died in 1993. The children took over in 1993 and essentially ran the business into the ground. Before long, the Teamsters sued them, they stopped paying for insurance, and the business failed around 1996. The surviving family members are still upset with the apparent destruction of the business by these heirs.

These vintage Bud's Best labels are circa Mid 1920s. The labels measure 4.75" Wide x 3.5” High, gilded around the edges, and in mint unused condition. The four labels are for Root Beer, Ginger Ale, Cream Soda, and Sarsaparilla. We found these unused mint condition labels at the Newport Bottling Works in Newport, New Hampshire.

In 1922 the Newport Bottling Company started manufacturing carbonated beverages. It was first established by Alexander Budnitz, as a grocery store to serve the needs of Polish immigrants, and eventually known as Budd’s Beverages. By the 1930s he had quite a few brands including Dartmouth Dry, Fruit Bowl, and Old Sol. Newport Bottling Works was also the distributor of Moxie and Coca Cola. An ad appearing in 1924 exclaimed, "Drink Bud's Best Beverages bottled by the Newport Bottling Works, extensive improvements have been made in our plant this spring to provide better quality beverages. A sunlit factory - sterilized bottles - pure materials. We gladly welcome visitors to our plant." With a bowling alley on the top floor to carry them over the slow winter months, Budd’s Beverages remained in business until 1972.

This beautiful embossed and gilded vintage cigar label dates to the 1920s. The label measures 8.75” Wide x 6.8” High and is in mint condition. The label was attached to the inside lid of the cigar box and is from The House of Crane, Inc. in Indianapolis, Indiana. The label features an engaging scene with the Crane Flag hanging from the side of a building (presumably the House of Crane) with the mountains and sea in the background behind a field of tobacco. It’s interesting to note that in the 1920s there must have been some serious competition for sales since Crane’s Imported were marked down from 5 cents to 2 ½ cents. The label was lithographed and printed by Consolidated Lithographing Corporation of Brooklyn, New York.

This is just a gorgeous mint embossed and gold gilded cigar label from the 1920s. Consolidated Lithographing Corporation of Brooklyn, New York lithographed this label for Victory Cigars. It is famous for its Gladiator scene that shows a Roman Gladiator with sword and shield standing victoriously over his slain opponent with the nobility and crowds looking on. There is also an amour image in the top left above the name. The label has vivid colors and measures 6.75” High x 8.9” Wide. The label name and design was owned by W. C. Frutiger & Company.

William Christian Frutiger started in the cigar business in the early 1900s in Red Lion, Pennsylvania. The cigars were manufactured in Factory 417 which ran between 1920 and 1967. Victory was just one of some 15 brands manufactured there. The factory was 4 stories high, measuring 150 feet by 50 feet and the fourth floor had a huge skylight that allowed the workers to sort between claro (light green) and maduro (dark brown) cigars and pack the boxes. There were about 135 people working there in the 1920s and 30s. A good roller could produce between 600 and 800 cigars in an 8 hour day and they were paid on commission about $2.00 per day.

These attractive small labels measure 1.2” wide x .45” high and can be dated to the 1920s – 1930s. Based on their size, I think they were probably used on perfume bottles. The embossed label was produced for Princess Pat Cosmetics of Chicago, Illinois.

Sunny Slope Farms in South Carolina actually began in New Jersey. Although this might seem unusual it was because Vincent Caggiano came to America at the age of 16 to work on a New Jersey farm. After diligently saving his money, Vincent started growing peaches on his own farm in 1914. The business grew and in 1943, three of his sons started the farm in Gaffney, South Carolina. The farm in Gaffney grew to 2,500 acres, but that changed in the 1990s when the family decided to close the South Carolina farm and sell the property. The final land holdings were sold in 2007. The property in New Jersey is still going strong and has grown to over 1,000 acres. Today Sunny Slope still operates in New Jersey and is run by Vincent’s son, Al, and his kids. The company is still family owned and they maintain the original tradition of growing peaches that are "just a little bit better".

This Sunny Farms peaches label dates back to the 1960s and measures 9” Wide x 7.5” High. It is a very dramatic label with its black background and center image of an antique racecar and driver. The racer is flanked by peaches on either side and underneath the motto that is the reason for the race car, “The Leader”, Through Research. This hard to find label will look great mounted.

This beautiful crate label comes from the middle of the State of Georgia and measures 8.9” Wide x 3.1” High. It is in mint condition and we think it dates to the 1940s. The peaches and pecans were grown, packed, and shipped by William J. & E. Clyde Wilson of Fort Valley, Georgia. In addition to this Rose Brand, we also have the Magnolia Brand by the same grower.

The town of Fort Valley is located in Peach County, Georgia just 90 miles south of Atlanta. The city was chartered in 1856, but the origin of the town's name is unclear. One story claims that it was named "Fox Valley" but its founder’s (James Everett) hand writing was misread by post office officials in Washington, D.C., as "Fort Valley." Fort Valley became the center of Georgia’s peach industry. By 1921, one third of the peaches shipped from Georgia were from Fort Valley. Today, more than half of Georgia’s peaches come from Peach County.

This vintage drug label measures 4.1” Wide x 2.25” High and we believe it dates back to the 1910s. According to the label the Heal-O-Line salve was healing “of the highest order for Burns, Wounds, Strains and Sprains, Sunburn, Chilblain, Skin Diseases and Piles.” It also claimed to be very effective as a Massage Cream. It was distributed by the Lincoln Chemical Works of Chicago, Illinois. 

Lincoln Chemical Works was established in 1886 and had an extensive product line of toiletries and remedies that they encouraged every day workers to sell for them in their spare time, somewhat like Mary Kay Cosmetics. An ad in Popular Mechanics Magazine from 1922 read, “BIG Money Makers. Large factory offers you big profits on 150 fast sellers. Toilet gift sets, flavoring extracts, remedies, soaps bring you $8.00 to $25.00 daily. Howe of Illinois makes $4.00 an hour. Sample outfit free to workers. Lincoln Chemical Works”.

This vintage root beer label is new-unused stock from the 1960s and measures 3.6” Wide x 2.85” High. In addition to the classic Dad’s logo, there is a great image of the toothy Dad’s kid in the upper left corner of the label. This is a premium prize label which was worth 2 ½ Gift Stars in Dad’s marketing program where you redeemed the labels for prizes. If you look closely, you will notice the out-of-date abbreviation of Illinois as “Ill” and Minnesota as “Minn”.

Dad’s root beer was first bottled by the Chicago Distilled Water & Beverage Company in 1937. It came in a “Papa” size (1/2 gallon), “Mama” size (quart), and “Junior” size (7 or 10 ounce). When this label came along it had become Dad’s Root Beer Company. One of its most notable innovations was being the first company to package its bottles in a six-pack unit. By 1986 it had become the second most distributed root beer behind number one, A&W root beer. It is still produced and recently it has been trying to make a comeback.

This vintage syrup label went on a 3 quart, 4 ounce container and not technically on a crate. That in no way detracts from the value or beauty of this label. The label measures 8” Wide x 6.4” Tall and dates to the 1930s. It features a picture of a black Aunt Jemima like mammy with a red bandana carrying a stack of pancakes, against a yellow gold background. Longwood Plantation’s pure cane syrups were produced in a variety of sizes, this being the largest.

The cane syrup was produced, packed, and shipped by S.J. Gianelloni, Jr., owner of Longwood Plantation, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. Longwood Plantation was started by his father, Sabin J. Gianelloni, Sr., who lived from 1887-1942 and was from Cuba. In addition to the sugar cane fields, Longwood had a sugar factory, saw mill, and store. This is just a wonderful, classic example that captures so much of the times with it's font, image and overall "tone".

This vintage root beer label dates back to the late 1960s and measures 4.25” Wide x 2” High. It features the classic Hires logo and went on the neck of the bottle. Known as “The Original Root Beer” Hires is one of the U.S.’s oldest soft drinks.

Charles Hires, a young pharmacist in Philadelphia, developed the recipe in 1876 and it debuted at the U. S. Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. He was in good company since Bell’s telephone, Remington’s typewriter, and Heinz Ketchup were introduced at the same exposition. Legend says that he was trying to recreate a root tea he had on his honeymoon, but nobody knows for sure. Initially he created a powered tea, known as Hires Herb Tea, that was bagged and produced five gallons of drink. Soon after, he developed a carbonated version that became a non-alcoholic “root beer”. In 1884 he began distributing his drink in dispensers called “Hires Munimaker” that simultaneously mixed and dispensed the syrup and carbonated water. He received a patent for Hires Root Beer in 1876, but unfortunately lost the root beer name patent in 1879 when Congress passed a law that you could not register a dictionary word. The Charles E. Hires Company was incorporated in 1890 and bottles were first released in 1893. Charles had three sons that took over the business in 1925 when he retired. Hires Root Beer is owned today by the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. of Plano, Texas.

This large vintage California crate label measures 13.5” Wide x 6” High and is from the 1940s – 1950s. The label features a great drawing of the White House in an oval on a red background. The melons were grown and distributed by the J – B Distributing Company whose main office was in Los Angles, California. The company was an early member of the Western Growers Protective Association.

Formed in 1926 in California's Imperial Valley, the Western Growers Protective Association began as a marketing protective organization to combat rate hikes instituted by the railroads. Western Growers is dedicated to providing services and programs that benefit and enhance the competitiveness of its members in the Arizona and California fresh produce industry. Their members grow, pack and ship nearly one half of the nation's fresh vegetables, fruits and nuts.

This happy Florida citrus crate label dates back to the 1960s and measures 8” Wide x 3” Tall. It features the image of a rainbow over a grapefruit and a pair of oranges. The fruit was grown and packed by H. Jennings Rou of Eustis, Florida. This label will brighten your day and makes a great addition to you collection.

This vintage cigar box label measures 9.4” Wide x 6.1” High and dates back to the 1930s-1940s. The colorful label has an edge band with the company name and “Quality Cigars”. The Bertene Garcia Cigar Company had plants in both Brooklyn, New York, and Tampa, Florida. This label came from the Tampa plant and is unused old factory stock. This is a hard to find label in this near mint condition and will make a great addition to your collection or framed on your wall.

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This vintage cola label is from the 1950s and measures 4” Wide x 3” High. The cola was bottled by The Hastings Bottling Works of Hasting Pennsylvania. It is said that Dixi-Cola’s radio slogan back in those days was “Shout out for DIXI, Dixi-Cola”. In the 1950s, Hastings population was a little over 1,800.

This whimsical Washington Apple Crate Label measures 10” Wide x 9” High and dates back to the 1930s. The label features an adorable image of an Eskimo child holding on to the top of a giant candy cane striped pole coming out of the earth, showing off an apple in his/her hand. The Up North brand and the apples that came in the bushel were grown and shipped by Dwinnell Bros. Orchards in Oroville, Washington.

Oroville, Washington, is in the Okanogan Valley which is a high desert region. The town of Oroville was first settled in the late 1950s and was called “Rag Town”. It was originally named Oro after the Spanish word for gold to attract prospectors to the area and the surrounding gold mines. The post office was not happy with the name because it was too close to a town named Oso, Washington. So in 1909, the town was renamed Oroville.

This 3.6” Wide x 2” High vintage label for Ho-Made Sweet Pickles went on a 1 pint, 6 ounce jar and dates to the 1950s. The pickles were packed by Chicago Pickle Company of Redgranite, Wisconsin. The “Ho” was for Home Made not the popular phrase of today.

The Chicago Pickle Company, also known as “Chipico” began making kosher pickles in 1925 and was started by Irving Olevsky. The company’s pickles were cured in barrels in garlic brine under refrigeration, never cooked, which produces the crisp pickle found in many delis.

In 1984 the company was purchased by Vienna Beef LTD Corporation. This privately held corporation began in 1893 when they introduced the Vienna Chicago-style hot dog at the Chicago Worlds Fair. This is the official hotdog used in the famous Chicago dog and the bright green relish that goes on it is made by The Chicago Pickle Company. The pickle company has manufacturing plants in Florida, California, and Michigan.

This vintage Blue Goose pear label measures 10.5” Wide x 7.25” Tall and dates back to the 1940s. The label features the famous large vivid blue goose on an orange background. This beautiful lithography was designed and executed by the Western Litho Co. of Los Angeles, California. The pears were grown and distributed by Blue Goose Growers, Inc. of Lodi, California. This is just a beautiful label to frame and hang in your kitchen.

A cute classic, our wind-up Paddling Duck has a built-in key. The tin duck features colorful green blue, orange, and yellow lithography. Wind her up and she swims with her legs waddling behind her. She is just too cute to pass up.

Our tin toy duck measures 4” Long x 2” Long x 1.5” Wide and has a built-in key and white box with black graphic. This toy was made in China.

This vintage olive oil label is from the Red Cross Pharmacy in Kewanee, Illinois. The label dates back to the 1920s and measures 2.4” Wide x 1.4” High. The Red Cross Pharmacy is not connected to The American Red Cross, so you might wonder how they can use the name and emblem. Only commercial companies that used the name and emblem prior to 1905 were allowed to continue their use after the U.S. government made the rights exclusive to The American Red Cross on January 5, 1905.

The city of Kewanee, which is about 132 miles from Chicago, was founded in 1854. When the town was laid out, the city founders named it Berrien after the chief engineer of the railroad, but he objected. So he was asked to come up with a name and chose “Kewanee”, an Indian name for the prairie hen, since he saw many of them in the area as he worked on laying out the railroad’s right away. The city’s population today is just over 15,000.

These Rudolph Valentino cigar band labels measure 2.75" Long x .75" Wide and are in mint condition. You get two (2) embossed and gilded cigar bands from the 1920s which read "Rudolph Valentino Quality Cigar". His untimely death probably explains why these labels were never used and they have become difficult to find.

Rudolph Valentino arrived in New York City in 1913, as an 18-year-old immigrant from Italy, without speaking a word of English. He could only land jobs like gardening and dishwashing. His good looks came to his rescue when he became a dancer in New York nightclubs and was, in fact, a gigolo for lonely society women. He was led ultimately to Hollywood where he sarted his film career. Post-war women went crazy for his dark, mysterious looks, and the wanton way the sheik treated the heroine, both in sharp contrast to the "boy next door" films of the time. He was idolized by the female fans of the 1920's like Elvis was in the 1950’s. At public appearances, fans mobbed him and Valentino was receiving about 10,000 fan letters per week.

Valentino's last film, and one of his best, was Son of the Sheik. While on a promotional tour, he collapsed at a party in New York with appendicitis and a ruptured ulcer. One week later he died of blood poisoning. When his female fans got word of his impending death, the hospital received 2000 calls per hour. One week later on August 23, 1926 Valentino died of peritonitis from a perforated ulcer at the age of 31. The nation was in shock and there were riots at the funeral home, as fans charged past police to see the body. Allegedly, upon news of his death, some women actually committed suicide.

Valentino left behind a mountain of debt and his estate had to be sold at auction. He did leave a lasting legacy of creating a new type of romantic hero, paving the way for Clark Gable, Errol Flynn and all those who came after him.

This Witch Hazel label measures 4.75” Tall x 2.75” Wide and features an image of three witches huddled over and stirring a cauldron. The Guilford Brand was probably produced by the E. E. Dickinson Company which controlled production in Connecticut, which represented almost all of the commercial production in the U.S. The retailer stamped on the label is S. J. Castranova of Trenton, New Jersey.

Witch hazel is a shrub that resembles a cross between a gray birch and mountain laurel and grows extensively in northern forests. The name witch hazel was probably adopted by early New England settlers because the distinctive yellow blooms colored the woods around Halloween.

The practice of steeping the twigs and leaves of the witch hazel plant originated with Connecticut's Native American population and produced a mild astringent which was used as a family remedy for a variety of minor ills including bruises and insect bites. Witch Hazel, unlike some snake oil remedies, actually works. It was difficult, however, to make a commercial success of Witch hazel because of the product's short shelf life.

The first person to harness the commercial potential was Dr. Alvin F. Whittemore, in the early 1860s. The secret to the doctor's success was that by adding alcohol, he preserved the witch hazel, vastly increasing the product's shelf life. All future producers used this technique.