Vintage Food Label - Donna Early June Peas
The label has blue faded residue all over it, probably from the glue that was used to attach the label to the container. There are also numerous faint rust-colored spots on the front and back. No tears, writing, or dog-eared corners.
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. This label has the distributor name "Ender" on it. I don't know whether there was a merge of companies or whether there was some other reason why my friend kept this label.
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.