Labels Series: Interesting Facts Part 1
To show our love for the often underappreciated label printing - we’ve put together a series of interesting facts about labels from ancient to modern times.
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- It’s thought the Ancient Egyptians first created "stickers" to advertise their daily market rates.
- Wine jars were discovered in King Tutankhamen’s tomb and their labels contained enough detail to meet some present-day countries’ existing wine label laws.
- The oldest known use of the word ‘label’ is in around 1300 and it’s thought to have originated in Old French, in the form of label, lambel, labeau which means ‘ribbon, fringe worn on clothes’ and was used as a technical term in heraldry.
- By the 1800s, lithography was the primary method of sticker production; a label is printed on a treated flat surface that repels ink from places where it isn’t needed.
- In the mid-19th Century, ocean liners started attaching labels to passengers’ suitcases. They included information like cabin class and destination, making luggage sorting simpler.
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Keep an eye out for Part 2 in our labels series for more fun facts about label printing, particular label printing for businesses by Asset Print.
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Article from: https://fromhelveticatoprint.weebly.com/blog/labels-series-interesting-facts-part-1
