Crate Label, Duckwall Brand, Oregon Pears, Wood Duck, NOS, Vintage 1940s

Copies of this label are widely reproduced today, but the original — with its irreproducible depth of lithographic color — is a different thing altogether.

• Brand: Duckwall Brand / Duckwall Bros., Hood River, Oregon
• Produce: Pears
• Origin: Hood River, Oregon, USA
• Materials: Paper, lithograph
• Dimensions: Approx. 10.5" wide
• Era: Vintage, circa 1940s
• Condition: New Old Stock (NOS) — unused, excellent mint condition, age-appropriate yellowing. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

A wood duck — one of the most vividly colored birds in North America — fills the composition in full lithographic splendor: the iridescent green and purple of the head, the chestnut breast, the white facial markings, the red eye. The label carries no image of pears at all — the Duckwall name and the duck did all the talking.

Frame it as wildlife art or Pacific Northwest nature illustration — it suits a study, den, kitchen, or hallway equally well.

This is the kind of decision only a confident grower makes — lead with the bird, trust the bird, let the bird be the brand — and it's made this one of the finest bird images in the crate label canon.

A wonderful gift for a birder, a wood duck admirer, or a Pacific Northwest enthusiast.