Martin Digital History

Pineapple crate stencil, c. 1890

Item

Title

Pineapple crate stencil, c. 1890

Description

Stencil used to label pineapple crates shipped from Ocean View Plantation. Ocean View Plantation was the original name given to property purchased by William Merritt Merwin, Sr. in 1887. The property's name was later changed to Edenlawn plantation.

Source

Scan gift of David and Patty Childs via Sandra Thurlow.

Contributor

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white print; 4x6 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-039-folders-292
2025.039

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

“Pineapple crate stencil, c. 1890,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/17653.