Early 1900s Food Label - F. & S. Walker Canned Snails in Vegetable Broth
Very good condition. Has a faint bend in the top left corner and some blue residue on one side and some inconsistent coloring on the other side. The back also has some blue residue.
Background:
The label comes from the estate of a dear friend of mine whose grandfather, Jules Weber, emigrated to the US and started a luxury food import business in New York City in the late 1800s. My friend kept hundreds of different food labels from her grandfather's (and subsequently, her father's) business.
The paragraph below about Jules Aubry can be found at:
https://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-jules-weber-building-nos-236-238.html?fbclid=IwAR1P1MKT6vcmGi8yZ9qz4lkV0qoPuWpAKtQ7XAz6Qck4qUuHvjlfRYE_K9E
Born in Strausbourg, France, Jules Weber arrived in New York City in 1871 at the age of 17. On December 28, 1885 he established Jules Weber, Inc, “specializing in the importation of table delicacies” in a cellar on West 34th Street. The mansions and hotels of Manhattan were staffed with French chefs and Weber’s hard-to-find European delicacies were in high demand.