Box Label, Blue Ribbon, Golden's Original 1909, Antique 1900s, Inner Label, NOS, Ephemera

Gold leaf. Embossing. Full color lithography — bold and graphic, with a directness and confidence entirely its own.

• Brand: Blue Ribbon / Golden's
• Manufacturer: E. L. Golden / A. J. Golden, Bonneauville, Pennsylvania
• Printer: M. H. Sevis & Son, Springvale, Pennsylvania
• Materials: Paper, chromolithograph, embossed and gilded
• Origin: Pennsylvania, USA
• Era: Antique, 1909–1920
• Dimensions: 8.0" long | 7.0" tall
• Quantity: 9 available
• Condition: New Old Stock (NOS), unused, mint condition. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

Frame it for a study, a library, a bar, or a den. A wonderful gift for a tobacciana collector, a Pennsylvania history enthusiast, or anyone who appreciates the golden age of American chromolithographic printing.

This original Blue Ribbon inner box label is the first-generation design from 1909, produced for the E. L. Golden company of Bonneauville, Pennsylvania by M. H. Sevis & Son of Springvale. A deep navy blue band with "Blue Ribbon" in large font, "Golden's It's Mild" on smaller flanking ribbons, all set against a bright green background dense with gilded scrolls and flowers. Where the later 1920s Blue Ribbon label went for maximum elaboration, this original 1909 version has a directness and confidence that is entirely its own. Blue Ribbon was introduced by the E. L. Golden company in 1909 — the most successful business ever to operate in that town. The company started in 1895 and produced many brands including Bokay-Grande, Bunney Boys, Penn Rose, Two Homers, and others. A. J. Golden held the copyright for Golden's Blue Ribbon by 1926. Golden's ceased production in March 1943.

Nine available — a rare find of this depth of stock in original condition. We also carry the later 1920s Blue Ribbon label if you'd like to own both generations of this celebrated Pennsylvania brand.