A Piece of Family History
Aren’t they gorgeous!? I was so excited when I saw these antique canning labels that my sister had scanned in from the originals and added to our family historical records on www.ancestry.com.

Labels are available singly or as a set HERE.
Labels are also available as DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
The last can label above is from the Huon River, and although it was in my grandfather’s collection, we are sure that it was not one used in his cannery, as it says Tasmania.
History of the Cannery at Cribb Island Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
(Information sourced from http://www.northgateward.org/home_Page547.html)
(Pictures sourced from our own family history site at ancestry.com)
Cribbie, as the locals called it, encompassed both Cribb Island and Jackson’s Estate. It was a small area bordering Moreton Bay, south of what is now the Kedron Brook Floodway. In the 1970s the land was resumed by the Federal Government, to make way for the new Brisbane Airport.
Labels are available in both Digital Download and Printed SemiGloss Paper Label.
Here’s another idea for a project using our Vintage Canning Labels:

Click on this pic to check out the full blog post of how I added the can label to the drawer to update this piece.
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