{"product_id":"vintage-towne-tokays-crate-label-1940s-sunny-california-treasures-gifts","title":"Vintage 1940s Towne Tokays Grapes Crate Label 🍇 Sunny California, Red Tokay Grape Artwork","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWho Packed Towne Tokays Grapes? 🍇 Towne Tokays Grapes from Sunny California Crate Label\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\" x 3 3\/4\" ~ Minor edge wear.\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\/X8bTbASCTAU\" 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\u003cp\u003eThis is a label that is almost extinct. The very limited supply that is left all has minor edge damage. Doubt you would notice it on display but please see the pictures and judge for yourself. A big, heavy bunch of glowing red Tokay grapes hangs across the left end with green and russet vine leaves and a curling tendril, Towne Tokays is set in an elegant italic across a golden-yellow panel, and GRAPES FROM SUNNY CALIFORNIA sits on a deep navy band below, all inside a bright red border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🏷️ What's Printed on It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTowne Tokays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGRAPES FROM SUNNY CALIFORNIA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's all it says, no packer and no town, just the grapes and California. The back is plain, with the lettering showing through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🔥 The Flame Tokay\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTokay was the king of California table grapes, and Lodi was its capital. The Flame Tokay most likely arrived in the 1850s, and in 1864 George J. Leffler planted six acres of it at Lodi. Growers there could get that \"flaming\" pinkish red color that made those big heavy clusters so popular as an eating grape, and by 1879 Lodi grapes were riding the railroad in cattle cars to New York City, sixteen days on the rails. The 1907 season came to 1,141 carloads, and the saying went, \"Grapes means money; Tokay means more money.\" That fall Lodi threw a three-day Tokay Carnival with a Tokay Grape Competition, and fun coincidence, one of the three top prizes went to Tokays grown and packed by a B.A. Towne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best years ran from the 1930s into the 1980s, and in 1974 the Lodi area alone shipped 2.7 million boxes of Flame Tokays. Then the new seedless grapes took over, and by 1990 Lodi's total had dwindled to 100,000 boxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🖼️ Display\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrate Labels are a reminder of a bygone era but the amazing lithography process is unparalleled even to this day in my opinion. Museums and Art Institutes have galleries dedicated to them and more and more collectors are seeking these out to preserve their history. Once the limited supply for sale is gone and on display with collectors or in galleries then they will be very difficult to acquire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImagine this amazing vintage advertising hanging as home decor in any room of your home instead of a museum!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is within 20 years of full antique status.\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-1950s-nile-crate-label-minkler-ca-egypt-sphinx-decor\"\u003eVintage 1950s Nile Brand Alicante Bouschet Grape Crate Label 🍇 Erickson Brothers Minkler California Sphinx Camel Lithograph\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-1940s-small-black-zinfandel-grapes-crate-label-escalon-ca-unique\"\u003eVintage 1940s Small Black Brand Zinfandel Crate Label 🍇 — Victor Fruit Growers, Escalon California\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-1940s-pacific-pride-crate-label-san-francisco-ca-bridge\"\u003eVintage 1940s Pacific Pride Brand Emperor Grapes Crate Label 🍇 — Pacific Fruit Exchange, San Francisco CA — Bridge \u0026amp; Steamship Art\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":44038660620520,"sku":"VAG-8036425498856","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/il_fullxfull.4308178686_f6d6.jpg?v=1786081359","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-towne-tokays-crate-label-1940s-sunny-california-treasures-gifts","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}