Vintage 1940s Royal Knight Sunkist Citrus Crate Label 🍊 — Redlands Co-operative Fruit Association, Redlands CA — Knight & Castle Certificate and a final scroll band

and a final scroll band circles the foot

represents the rare moment where a piece of throwaway fast-food advertising escaped the childhood it was made for and simply got tucked away instead

and it ties the piece unambiguously to the Millville

Art Nouveau enthusiasts hunting for commercial examples of the style beyond posters and postcards

Vintage 1940s Royal Knight Sunkist Citrus Crate Label 🍊 — Redlands Co-operative Fruit Association, Redlands CA — Knight & Castle Certificate and a final scroll bandStep back in time with this extraordinary piece of Americana! Behold a vintage early 1940s Royal Knight Crate Label, packed by the Redlands Co operative Fruit Association of the sun kissed city of Redlands, California the sheet prints REDLANDS CO OPERATIVE FRUIT ASSOCIATION, REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA, and names no printer at all. This isn't just any old label it's a window into a golden age of citrus production that shaped Southern California's identity