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Advertising map created by the Mentholatum Company promises the "romantic epochs of of New York history paraded before us in picturesque array." Although its text narrative and dates address the state's history, there also are many features of the…

19th growers traditionally used pencils on pine labels to identify their stock, but the development of printing presses led to mass-produced tags--a microcosm of revolutionary "branding" that was occurring to foods of all kinds.