Embossed Gold Tinted Foil ~ 1920's

Coffee Jar

Gummed Label & Seal Set


This elegant set of coffee labels have remarkable characteristics. Included are 2 Coffee Jar labels, almost identical, one is for a 1 pound jar, the other is for a 3 pound jar, both are from just after WW I through the early 1920's. These items are from John Blaul's Sons, Iowa.

 

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The two coffee jar labels are about 3 ¼ inches high. They are deep stamped embossed with 3 dimensional features. They are printed on unique, die cut coffee cup & saucer shaped gummed foil with a gold surface. The gold glimmers brightly. They say, "Gold Cup Vacuum Pack Coffee ~ 3 (or 1) Lb. Net weight, Roasted and packed by John Blaul's Sons Co. Burlington ~ Cedar Rapids, Iowa."  Black and brown ink. These extraordinary labels are extremely fascinating and exude elegance and quality.

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The other item included in this lot is about 20 years older, from the turn of the century. It is the gold seal that they put over the final seam of paper or drawstrings for their shipping sacks & containers. Their sealed bag, coffee wrappers and packets, so the local grocer could show it is unadulterated. He hadn't opened it and mixed it with cheaper inferior brands. The seal is over 2 inches in diameter. It is printed on gummed paper with gilded ink with actual gold content. It has a serrated, saw tooth like, perimeter. It is not embossed, but uses gilded ink for a glistening effect. It says, John Blaul's Sons Co. Burlington, Iowa ~ Roasters of High Grade Coffee.

This distinctive Set is from the 1900’s Food Processor, Coffee Roaster and Grocer Wholesaler, John Blaul’s Sons Co. Burlington and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They were an 1800’s and early 1900’s regional grocery distributor, who purchased food and provisions in large quantities, shipped them in on barges on the Mississippi River and processed and packaged goods in their own brand boxes and distributed them by rail to Ma & Pa grocers and General Stores and sent them Out West, for settlers and railroad towns in the expanding frontier.

This set of genuine unused labels and seal was a rare find. We only have one small box of them. They haven't seen daylight for over 80 years! No fading, no nips, no creases, unused Perfect Condition! We pack it securely and mail it to you First Class U.S. Postal.

Esnarf Item . #4185 Price . . $6.85 for the Set

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