Seed Packets, Card Seed Co, Carrot, NOS, Antique,

• Pattern: Vintage Seed Packets, Card Seed Co., Carrots, New Old Stock
  
• Made in USA
• Antique: 1908 - 1920's
• Details:  A very old Card Seed Co., Danvers Half Long Carrot seed packet. This is one of the scarcer and more desirable ones because of the age and bright orange color.  These are old stone lithographs done by the Genesee Valley Lithographic Co. in Rochester, New York.  These were found in a barn in storage in upstate New York where they had been sitting unfilled.  We also offer 4 seed packets of your choice, mounted in country/farmhouse aesthetic wood frames. (SEE PICTURES).  If interested, please refer to those listings for pricing and details.  If you're a seed packet collector, this is a wonderful way to display your collection and change it with the seasons!
• Dimensions:  5.0 inches Tall and 3.25 inches Wide
• Materials:  Paper
• Condition:  Vintage - New Old Stock.  Excellent Condition.  These packets were intended to be filled with seed but were never used.  There is slight yellowing on the paper but that is consistent with its age.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are Not new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear and imperfections. 

The Card Seed Company was established in Fredonia, New York, in 1908.  They were in business only for a few short years, research shows they went out of business in the 1920's. Based on the printing company, the dates and name changes, these packets can be dated with some certainty in the 1920's.

Genesee Valley Lithographic Company was founded in 1912 in Rochester, NY  by Herman J. Meyering.  They were one of the very early printers of antique seed packets and printed for Card Seed Co, Burts Seeds and many others who formed the fast growing agricultural industry in Western New York. In the mid-1940’s the name was changed to Hammer Lithograph when Walter Hammer took over the business.  The company is still in business today but it's now known as Hammer Packaging.