Auction 13 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"Pardess" Association – Photographs and a Printing Block for Citrus Fruits Crates

Opening: $500
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
"Pardess" Association, the first cooperative association established in Israel, in order to market citrus fruits and to improve working conditions, mainly packing. Heading the association were Shimon Rokach and Yehoshua Stamper. At its best times the association had sales branches in six ports in England as well as in Istanbul, Alexandria and Cairo.
1. Printing block made of a massive metal plate, for embossing the association's emblem on grapefruit crates. "Pardess – Jaffa – Grape Fruit" and two camels carrying crates on their humps.
2. Album containing 16 photographs of high quality, annotated in Hebrew and in English: a young orange grove, the High Commissioner visiting the packing house, fruit quality control, crates with oranges ready for shipping, warehouse in Rehovot, and more.
3. "Pardess" Association celebrates 70 (1900-1970), book published by the association.
Size varies. Good condition.
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