{"product_id":"santa-from-santa-paula-vintage-citrus-crate-label","title":"Santa From Santa Paula – Original Vintage Citrus Crate Label","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original, authentic citrus crate label from Santa Paula, California: the Limoneira Company's beloved \u003cstrong\u003eSanta Brand\u003c\/strong\u003e, with Santa Claus hauling a sack of lemons across a deep blue field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabels like this were pasted onto the ends of wooden lemon crates and shipped by rail across the country, so a grocer in Chicago or New York would know the fruit came from the groves of Ventura County. The Santa design was copyrighted by Limoneira in 1928, printed by Schmidt Lithograph Co. of Los Angeles, and carried the Sunkist mark of the growers' cooperative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWooden crates gave way to cardboard boxes by mid-century, and the packinghouses' leftover lithographs became collectibles. This is a genuine vintage label, not a modern reproduction or print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Santa Brand, Limoneira Company, Santa Paula, Ventura County, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original lithographed lemon crate label\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 8¾ × 12½ inches (standard lemon-crate size), unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuantity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Only two available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA one-of-a-kind stocking stuffer for California history lovers, citrus collectors, and anyone who wants a little vintage Santa on the wall this season. Frames beautifully in a standard 11 × 14 mat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhoto shown is a reference image of this label design (Boston Public Library collection, public domain). Photos of the actual labels for sale are coming soon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old California Botanicals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68342167666801,"sku":"OCB-LABEL-SANTA-SANTA-PAULA","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/5664\/9585\/files\/Santa_Claus_-_Sunkist_Ad__281928_29.jpg?v=1793818732","url":"https:\/\/oldcaliforniabotanicals.com\/products\/santa-from-santa-paula-vintage-citrus-crate-label","provider":"Old California Botanicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}