{"product_id":"vintage-1940s-whistle-brand-crate-label-wileman-bros-elliott-cutler-ca","title":"Vintage 1940s Whistle Brand Crate Label 💨 — Brass Steam Whistle Art, Wileman Bros. \u0026 Elliott, Cutler CA","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhy a Brass Steam Whistle? 💨 Vintage 1940s Whistle Brand Crate Label, Wileman Bros. \u0026amp; Elliott, Cutler\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\" x 3 3\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:315px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:177.78%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uY-RbZ-VzGI\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🚚 Free USA Shipping — ships within one business day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e1940s Whistle crate label\u003c\/strong\u003e was packed by Wileman Bros. \u0026amp; Elliott, Inc. of Cutler, Tulare County, California — the sheet reads PACKED BY, and no printer is named on it. Measuring \u003cstrong\u003e13\" × 3 3\/4\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, it represents mid‑century California produce packaging (no fruit word is printed on the sheet and no fruit is shown) in an elongated strip format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003eElongated strip crate labels were commonly used for side‑panel branding on fruit crates and are valued for their clean proportions and graphic clarity when preserved in unused condition. This example is well suited for collectors of California agricultural history and crate label art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e💨 What the Vignette Actually Shows — and What the Sheet Prints\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture in the arched, tombstone-shaped panel at the left is a \u003cstrong\u003ebrass steam whistle\u003c\/strong\u003e: a bell-shaped whistle body seated on a valve stand with a pull lever and linkage at its base, venting a broad fan-shaped plume of white steam upward against an orange-to-yellow sky. It is not a lamp, and there is \u003cstrong\u003eno train, no locomotive, no track and no railroad\u003c\/strong\u003e anywhere on the sheet — the whistle stands alone, which is the whole point of the brand name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWHISTLE\u003c\/strong\u003e in very large graded orange-to-yellow capitals with a heavy black outline, with \u003cstrong\u003eBRAND\u003c\/strong\u003e printed separately in small pale blue to the right of the final E — the mark reads WHISTLE BRAND\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePACKED BY \/ WILEMAN BROS. \u0026amp; ELLIOTT \/ INC.\u003c\/strong\u003e — ELLIOTT with two T's, and INC. set apart to the right in black, in a different weight and color from the navy firm name\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCUTLER, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A.\u003c\/strong\u003e — the full printed place line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the entire text. No fruit word, no net weight, no grade, no size, no count, no country line beyond the U. S. A. in the place line, and no lithographer's imprint — both bottom corners were checked closely and carry only two small navy register dots.\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-fez-crate-label-cutler-ca-1960s-food-labels-bring\"\u003eVintage 1960s FEZ Brand Crate Label 🏷️ Tamouzian Bros. 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