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  • January 1st 2010 Issue
  • Last Bite

    Ben Perham had unrivaled experience and knowledge. As president of Mount Adams Orchard, he developed the largest d’Anjou pear orchard in the world.

    Perham Fruit Company used these five labels during the 1920s and 1930s. Some of the most beautiful and sought-after fruit labels that collectors desire are the old Perham labels. Illustrated here are the five original company labels from the 1920s and 1930s. There are variations of each label. Swan, Tulip, Violet, Pelican, and Goldenrod were used for the Extra Fancy and Fancy grades of apples and pears that were packed under the Perham Fruit Company name. Ben Perham could almost be called a local “boy” who made good, having been born in Hood River, Oregon, in 1879 of real pioneer […]

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