Can Label, Flint River Tomatoes, Original NOS Lithograph, Antique 1914, Rare

This Flint River Brand tomato can label carries a De Havilland DH-4 biplane across its face — a wartime aircraft that dates the label precisely to 1914–1918.

• Maker: Flint River Brand
• Materials: Gold-gilded stone lithograph paper
• Dimensions: 11.375" wide x 4" tall
• Origin: Williamson, Georgia, USA
• Era: Antique, 1914–1918 (WWI era)
• Condition: New Old Stock (NOS) — unused, excellent mint condition. Age-appropriate yellowing consistent with period. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
• Framing: Ideal for a narrow frame — ready to display

The De Havilland DH-4 — a British aircraft produced for a short period during the First World War and also manufactured in the United States — cuts across the composition in careful detail above a bright red tomato and gold-gilded ornamental borders. The choice of a wartime aircraft for a Georgia tomato can was a statement of modernity and national pride. The gold gilding throughout was an expensive addition the Hollonville Canning Co. chose deliberately.

Frame it as WWI aviation history, Southern Americana, or early 20th-century advertising art — one of the most unusual and compelling can labels you'll find. A wonderful gift for a WWI aviation enthusiast, a biplane collector, or a Georgia history aficionado.

This label comes from the abandoned factory stock of the Hollonville Canning Co. in Williamson, Georgia; stone lithography of this complexity required three to four months of hand-work per plate, and the labels were never used, abandoned at the cannery and eventually recovered. Original lithographic can labels from this era are far scarcer than crate labels — produced in smaller quantities, more fragile, and less often preserved.

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