Buy this book on-line Card Seed Co : Original Lithographed Seed Packet - "Watermelon; Tom Watson; Card Seed Co., Fredonia, N. Y."Genesee Valley Litho. Co., Rochester, NY
Original lithographed seed packet for the plant, fruit, or vegetable named in the title. Contains no seeds. Front features a color illustration of a watermelon (Tom Watson) on the ground in a scenic landscape with other watermelons nearby. The watermelon at center has been cut open to show its interior. No date, circa 1920s. 3 1/4" x 5." Printed on front and back. "Genesee Valley Litho. Co., Rochester, N. Y." printed on the flap. Brief information about the plant and planting instructions on the back. Seed packet is very clean and intact except for slight age toning and a few small wrinkles. A Fine copy. The Card Seed Company was founded in 1908 in Fredonia, New York. The company sold seeds for a variety of plants, fruits, and vegetables. The Card Seed Co. closed during the 1920s. The Genesee Valley Lithographic Company was founded in 1912 by Herman J. Meyering in Rochester, New York. The company was among the first to print seed packets in New York. The company's name was changed to Hammer Lithograph after it was acquired by Walter Hammer. The company is still in business to this day but is currently known as Hammer Packaging.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Card Seed Co : Original Lithographed Seed Packet - "Watermelon; Tom Watson; Card Seed Co., Fredonia, N. Y.". Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, out-of-print books, livres d'occasion, livres anciens and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |