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A fantastic restoration. Click "VIEW" or on the thumbnails for access to the full size images.
Crate Label, vintage "Robt. E. Lee" brand citrus fruit crate label. Historically, agricultural packing companies across California printed colorful, stylized lithograph labels to brand their wooden shipping crates and attract buyers at wholesale markets. Key Details of the Label Subject: A portrait of Confederate General Robert E. Lee framed in gold.Grower Association: Produced for the Anaheim Community Growers based in Anaheim, California (Orange County). Technical Stamp: Features a small "Brogdex" logo on the right, which was a protective paraffin wax treatment used by packers to reduce fruit decay and shrinkage during transport. |
| Steamed off a "head" washed and treated to flattening using gelatin and tissue.
Losses were filled in using similar paper and restoration was performed using airbrush and colored pencil. |
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