Old Fashion Root Beer Bottling Co (Antique Label Printing Plates)

David Datwyler
Medium: Charcoal

$1,200.00

White and black charcoal on black paper. 

While wandering an antique mall in Richmond, Va I came across a shop that had a collection of antique label printing plates. I had never seen curved printing plates before and was fascinated by all the different products in this collection. Some are products you still see today, some I recognized from my childhood, and many were very specific to a time and location. There were also plates with animals; there are 2 in this picture that have a deer and a monkey.  Some repeats of the same brand showed how their logos had changed over time.