Looking for Canned Corn Label

[Co D-1st FL]

I'm looking for a canned Corn Label for a Living History this weekend. Does anyone have something I can print up? I've tried the search function and the only possible source was a group that I do not see any links to the labels mentioned.

Thanks,

Jim

[Ambrose Bierce]

Re: Looking for Canned Corn Label

This thread should get you started.

http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/forum/showthread.php?38987-Period-Can-Labels&highlight=Package+labels

Lots of great labels on the LoC site (the link is in the thread) and you will have to do some searching.
I have had very good luck on that site and if you join the Material Culture group on this site you will have access to many other labels and links.

[Co D-1st FL]

Re: Looking for Canned Corn Label

Thanks,

Jim

[Co D-1st FL]

Re: Looking for Canned Corn Label

Still looking

[Pvt Schnapps]

Re: Looking for Canned Corn Label

See if this works: http://www.mainememory.net/media/pdf/84631.pdf

The label dates from just post-war (1870), but it may be as close as you get.

[Co D-1st FL]

Re: Looking for Canned Corn Label

Thanks, I think that will work unless someone has a more period correct.

[Craig L Barry]

Re: Looking for Canned Corn Label

Turns out corn was one of the first vegetables to be canned ante-bellum, so it seems strange that Civil War-era labels for that particular item would be hard to come by. Sure are plenty of examples of Peaches, Tomatoes and Oysters...

[arkangel33]

Re: Looking for Canned Corn Label

The one for the Corn from mainemeory also says they did meats Fish and other veggies. I researched a soap crate awhile back and found the Broadside advert. for it but not any labels for the soap. May have been just bars in a box but always cool to find something that leads to something else. BTW the soap crate dates to the 1850's.