{"product_id":"vintage-1970s-big-stump-grapes-crate-label-🍎-woodlake-ca-american-icon-rip-1982","title":"Vintage 1970s Big Stump Grapes Crate Label 🍎 Woodlake, CA, American Icon RIP 1982","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🚚 Free US Shipping — ships within one business day. International shipping calculated at checkout.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal 1970s grape crate label\u003c\/strong\u003e printed with the cooperative's name — \u003cstrong\u003eSEQUOIA FOOTHILL FRUIT GROWERS, WOODLAKE, CALIF. 93286\u003c\/strong\u003e — set with no verb beside it at all, so the sheet does not say what part they played; its only printing credit is an imprint on the pale blue bottom border that will not resolve at the magnification available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis label measures \u003cstrong\u003e12 1\/2 inches × 4 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e and was used on California grape cartons during the later years of the cooperative’s operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe label shows \u003cstrong\u003elittle to no wear\u003c\/strong\u003e, with strong original color and clean edges. Stored flat and well preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSequoia Foothill Fruit Growers was founded in 1922 as a cooperative serving foothill growers in Tulare County. The organization operated for more than six decades before its charter was terminated in 1982, leaving behind a range of distinctive agricultural packaging and branding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBig Stump labels are collected for their regional identity and representation of California’s post‑war agricultural industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e🏷️ What Is Printed on This Label\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead off the sheet itself, verbatim — this is the label's own printed text, not a description of it:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eREG. U. S. PAT. OFF.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Stump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBRAND\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGRAPES\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSEQUOIA FOOTHILL FRUIT GROWERS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWOODLAKE, CALIF. 93286\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePRODUCE OF U. S. A.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e[bottom-border imprint — present on the sheet, unreadable at any magnification]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ZIP code is printed on the label — WOODLAKE, CALIF. 93286.\u003c\/strong\u003e Five-digit ZIP codes began in July 1963, so the sheet itself cannot predate mid-1963. That is hard positive support for the post-war dating and it had never been cited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe artwork the brand is named for\u003c\/strong\u003e, described on no island: a painted grove of giant sequoias with a man and a woman in mid-century dress standing together on the flat top of an enormous cut redwood stump, light shafting down between the trunks, on a long narrow lug strip with a pale blue border over a deep navy ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUNITED STATES OF AMERICA is spelled out in full beneath the address, in addition to PRODUCE OF U. S. A. There is no net weight, no grade and no printed date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relatedBlock\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🔎 More From The Vintage \u0026amp; Antique Gifts Archive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-1960s-big-city-bartlett-pears-crate-label-west-sacramento-ca\"\u003eVintage 1960s Big City Brand California Bartlett Pears Crate Label 🌃 — Lambert Marketing Co., West Sacramento CA — Printed ZIP 95691\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-1960s-old-mission-crate-label-redbanks-woodlake-ca-treasures-antique\"\u003eVintage 1960s Old Mission Citrus Crate Label 🍊 — Redbanks Packing Co, Woodlake CA — Mission Bell Tower Art\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-1970s-elk-crate-label-delano-ca-beautiful-nature-hunting-decor\"\u003eVintage 1970s Elk Brand California Grapes Crate Label 🦌 — Bull Elk Shield, Shipper Line Blacked Out on the Sheet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54590812717422,"sku":"47478982541544","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/8314\/3790\/files\/il_fullxfull.7015867034_cklc.jpg?v=1786993946","url":"https:\/\/vpjewelers.org\/products\/vintage-1970s-big-stump-grapes-crate-label-%f0%9f%8d%8e-woodlake-ca-american-icon-rip-1982","provider":"VP Jewelers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}