{"product_id":"vintage-1980s-lugano-grapes-crate-label-🍎-fresno-ca-american-classic-rip-2021","title":"Vintage 1980s Lugano Grapes Crate Label 🍎 Fresno, CA, American Classic RIP 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🚚 Free USA Shipping — ships within one business day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e1980s Lugano grape crate label\u003c\/strong\u003e reads \u003cstrong\u003ePACKED BY: TRI-BORO FRUIT COMPANY, INC., FRESNO, CA 93725\u003c\/strong\u003e — Tri-Boro packed the grapes, and the sheet names no printer at all of Fresno, California. Measuring \u003cstrong\u003e13\" × 4\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, it represents late‑period California grape packaging in an elongated strip format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe label remains \u003cstrong\u003eNew Old Stock\u003c\/strong\u003e, unused and unmounted, with \u003cstrong\u003eno wear\u003c\/strong\u003e. Color remains strong with clean edges and an intact surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLate‑period crate labels are valued for their clean graphic design and condition, particularly when preserved in unused state. This example is well suited for collectors of California agricultural history and crate label art.\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\u003eLUGANO ™ \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalifornia Grapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFOR QUALITY WINE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePRODUCE OF U.S.A.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePACKED BY:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTRI-BORO FRUIT COMPANY, INC.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFRESNO, CA 93725\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOR QUALITY WINE\u003c\/strong\u003e is printed on the sheet, directly under the product line. Those three words say what the crate was for, and no listing had quoted them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork explains the brand: a Mediterranean lakeside — a villa with red-tiled roofs and a bell tower among cypresses at the left, terraced vineyards and a village running back to blue-grey mountains, and a lateen-rigged boat with orange sails on the water at the centre, with a large cluster of dark purple grapes at the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe address carries a five-digit ZIP — FRESNO, CA 93725 — which is the only dating handle on the sheet (ZIP codes began July 1963) and is consistent with the 1980s dating. 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-fantasia-crate-label-fresno-ca-1960s-dancer-treasures-antique-gifts\"\u003eVintage Fantasia Brand Fruit Crate Label 💃 — 1970s-80s Tri-Boro Fruit Co. Fresno California, Flamenco Dancer Pinup Art\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-1950s-sunset-crate-label-fresno-ca-bright-and-beautiful-americana\"\u003eVintage 1950s Sunset Brand California Grapes Zinfandel Crate Label 🍇 — Packed by Joseph Gazzara, 1270 Linden Ave., Fresno CA\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-1940s-sunset-crate-label-fresno-ca-historic-picturesque-americana\"\u003eVintage 1940s Sunset Brand California Fruits Crate Label 🌅 — Packed by Joseph Gazzara \u0026amp; Co., P.O. Box 931 Fresno CA — Stecher-Traung Litho\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":54590849450350,"sku":"47482189185256","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/8314\/3790\/files\/il_fullxfull.7068472603_krfw.jpg?v=1786994077","url":"https:\/\/vpjewelers.org\/products\/vintage-1980s-lugano-grapes-crate-label-%f0%9f%8d%8e-fresno-ca-american-classic-rip-2021","provider":"VP Jewelers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}