Black Joe Brand Vintage Zinfandel Grape Crate Label, o

This fruit crate label was used by Ed Kurtz, Lodi, California.  Image of African American, used for Zinfandel wine grapes.  On wine grapes for red wine, the darker the better, a sign of maturity.  This label would have gone on a crate of juice grapes, grapes shipped back east and sold to home wine makers.  They generally shipped in 36 pound crates and people would buy a few crates for making wine. 

• 4.00 x 13.00 inches in size.
• Printed in the 1930s.
• Mint condition.