Antique 1930s Bob White Brand York County Peaches Crate Label 🐦 — Anderson Fruit Farms, Stewartstown PA

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📜 Original Bob White Brand Peach Crate Label from York County, Pennsylvania

This authentic 1930s fruit crate label was produced for Anderson Fruit Farms of Stewartstown, Pennsylvania and features a finely rendered bobwhite quail, a bird long associated with rural farmland, orchards, and American sporting culture. Labels like this were created during a period when agricultural branding relied heavily on visual storytelling rather than text, using strong imagery to communicate quality, freshness, and regional pride.

Crate Labels as American Advertising Art

During the early twentieth century, fruit crate labels were an essential part of produce marketing. Before standardized packaging, growers used colorful lithographed labels to distinguish their fruit in crowded markets. These labels were pasted to wooden crates and designed to be instantly recognizable from a distance. Wildlife imagery—especially birds—was a popular choice, symbolizing abundance, natural quality, and connection to the land.

The bobwhite quail was a particularly effective motif. Familiar to farmers and sportsmen alike, it conveyed both rural authenticity and refinement. The artwork on this label reflects the high level of craftsmanship common to the era, with careful line work, balanced color, and a composition intended to stand out against raw wood.

Anderson Fruit Farms & Pennsylvania Orchard History

The sheet prints YORK COUNTY directly above PEACHES and gives the farm's address as Stewartstown, Pa. Anderson Fruit Farms operated in York County, a region with a long agricultural tradition and fertile soil well suited to orchard fruit. Pennsylvania growers supplied peaches, apples, and other produce to urban markets throughout the Northeast and Mid‑Atlantic. Labels such as this one served not only as branding but also as a statement of origin, tying the fruit directly to a specific farm and community.

Collectibility & Display

Today, original crate labels are widely collected as examples of American folk art and early commercial design. Their bold graphics and horizontal formats make them especially appealing for framing and wall display. This label’s proportions and subject matter lend themselves well to decorative use in kitchens, offices, libraries, or rustic interiors.

📐 Item Details

• Original 1930s fruit crate label

• Bob White Brand

• Anderson Fruit Farms, Stewartstown, Pennsylvania

• Approximate size: 13½" × 4"

• Lithographed paper

• New Old Stock (unused, original stock)

✔️ Authenticity This is an original antique paper label, not a reproduction. You will receive one original unused label from the same production run as shown, carefully stored and preserved.

🏷️ What Is Printed on This Label

Read off the sheet itself, verbatim — this is the label's own printed text, not a description of it:

• BOB WHITE
• BRAND
• “NOTE THE FLAVOR”
• YORK COUNTY
• PEACHES
• GROWN AND PACKED BY
• ANDERSON FRUIT FARMS, STEWARTSTOWN, PA.
• TRADE-MARK REGISTERED

“NOTE THE FLAVOR” is printed in cream italic between BRAND and the peaches panel. It is the label's own voice and the single most quotable line on it, and it appeared on no island.

YORK COUNTY is printed on the sheet directly above PEACHES, and TRADE-MARK REGISTERED sits in small dark caps in the red field beneath the quail vignette. The relationship printed on the label is GROWN AND PACKED BY ANDERSON FRUIT FARMS — they grew and packed the fruit.

No lithographer's imprint was found anywhere — the full bottom band, both bottom corners and an enlarged detail frame were swept at 6-10x — and there is no printed date. The 1930s dating rests on the trade record and the owner's notes.