Pomfret Fruit Company Label

Title: Pomfret Fruit Company Label
Identifier: 4004.430
Description: Label for The Pomfret Fruit Company in Fredonia, NY, Chautauqua Grapes grown by A.W. Marsh., during time when S.J. Lowell was general manager of the company

Label is wider than it is tall, of a yellowed light brown paper (with some wood background visible around the outside edge, presumably as it is still mounted to a wood basket). On left of label is image of horseshoe with text "The Pomfret Fruit Company" with bunch of dark grapes inside horseshoe. Text below horseshoe says "Fredonia, N. Y.".

Red text at top center "Quality Guaranteed, A. W. Marsh, Grower", diagonal red text on background of green leaves "Chautauqua Grapes," and black text to far right "Notice."

Black text on right side, "THESE GRAPES are put up by the Growers under Contract to the POMFRET FRUIT COMPANY, and are to be First Class in every way. Any Dealer or Consumer finding anything wrong will confer a favor by Reporting same to the COMPANY, stating name of Grower...."

Larger text "LOWELL, Gen'l Mgr., Fredonia, N. Y."
Abstract: Label for The Pomfret Fruit Company in Fredonia, NY, Chautauqua Grapes grown by A.W. Marsh., during time when S.J. Lowell was general manager of the company
Subject: Pomfret Fruit Company, The; Fredonia, NY
Format: TIF
Creator: John T. Slater
Provenance: John T. Slater
Access Rights: Open Access