{"product_id":"trout-brand-apple-crate-label-leaping-rainbow-trout-lake-chelan-fruit-growers-chelan-washington-1950s","title":"Crate Label: Trout Brand Apple, Leaping Rainbow Trout, Lake Chelan Fruit Growers, Washington, 1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA leaping rainbow trout arcs across a deep indigo field on this crate label from one of Washington's most storied apple cooperatives — bold, sporting, and unmistakably Pacific Northwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduce:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePacking House \/ Grower:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lake Chelan Fruit Growers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lithographed paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 x 10.25 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chelan, Washington, USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1950s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent, New Old Stock — never applied to a crate. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis label was lithographed by Ridgway Litho Co. of Seattle and never saw a crate; it's warehouse stock, crisp corners and full color intact, exactly as it left the printer decades ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLake Chelan Fruit Growers was incorporated in 1921 by eight growers along the shores of Lake Chelan, in the heart of Washington's celebrated apple country. The cooperative marketed under the Wenoka Apples trademark, shown here in the arrowhead emblem, while individual brand names like Trout distinguished each grower's fruit on store shelves. The leaping trout artwork nodded to the region's renowned fishing as much as its orchards. Hand-sorted and hand-packed fruit shipped in one-bushel wood boxes with labels like this glued to the ends, a practice that faded as cardboard cartons took over through the 1950s. In 1995, Trout, Inc. merged with Blue Chelan, Inc. to form Trout-Blue Chelan, Inc., which later folded into today's Chelan Fruit Cooperative — but original Trout labels like this one remain a favorite among collectors of Americana and fruit crate art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA striking centerpiece for a cabin, fishing lodge, or kitchen gallery wall, and an easy gift for anyone who loves vintage advertising art or Pacific Northwest history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePairs beautifully with our other Washington State fruit crate labels for a themed collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Chelan Fruit Growers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272423014609,"sku":"U456","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/1733\/8577\/files\/IMG_8593_af705fe3-4da8-4222-bac2-f3612f2a677c.jpg?v=1787848911","url":"https:\/\/www.antigotrunk.com\/en-ca\/products\/trout-brand-apple-crate-label-leaping-rainbow-trout-lake-chelan-fruit-growers-chelan-washington-1950s","provider":"Antigo Trunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}