ANTIQUE BRASS APPLE CRATE STENCIL LOT (10 Stencils) FROM OLD FARM ORCHARD


ANTIQUE BRASS APPLE CRATE STENCIL LOT (10 Stencils) FROM OLD FARM ORCHARD

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ANTIQUE BRASS APPLE CRATE STENCIL LOT (10 Stencils) FROM OLD FARM ORCHARD:
$107.50


Lot of ten different antique brass stencils from the apple packing barn on a large New England farm with many acres of apple trees. Used in the late 1800s and early 1900s by the farm\'s orchard workers for marking wooden shipping crates and barrels with the grade, size, and variety of apples inside. Lot includes stencils for marking Baldwin, Delicious, McIntosh, Northern Spy, and Wealthy apples. Stencils for grade marking include Fancy, Extra Fany, and a stencil with the letter grades \"A\", \"B\", and \"C\", and there are two stencils for marking apple sizes from 2 1/4 inch diameter up to 3 1/2 inch diadeter.

The brass stencil sizes vary. Largest stencil (Northern Spy) is about 3 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches. Others are a little smaller. All are unbroken and in good used antique condition, as shown. All have old tarnished unpolished patina, some have ink residue from repeated use without washing off dried ink, and some have bends, dents, or creases from careless storage.

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ANTIQUE BRASS APPLE CRATE STENCIL LOT (10 Stencils) FROM OLD FARM ORCHARD:
$107.50

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