Banana Label

Year of Issue: 

1931

Country: 

  • Denmark

Material: 

  • Paper

Colors: 

  • White, Blue

Shape: 

  • Oval: Horizontal, curved sides

Width: 

34

Height: 

23

Motif: 

  • Frame

Text on Label: 

Banan

Catalog Entry: 

Author: 

Claus V.

Last modified: 

Aug 2019

Comments

This label is danish from

This label is danish from around 1930. The bananas were imported by a danish importer A.W. Kirkebyewho had negotiated the banana trade to Denmark with Fyffes. This why the label caries the famous Fyffes "new moon" sorounding the Text, It says "Banan" which is dansish for banana. The label was found on a visit to the A.W.Kirkebye family in middle of 1990'ties.