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Take one look at a vintage seed packet and a country scene springs to mind: lush flowers and ripe vegetables growing in a well-tended plot of land a century ago. That’s when gardening blossomed as a hobby and fueled the demand for seeds of an ever-expanding variety of flowers, vegetables, and herbs.
The most sought-after packets date from the 1890s through the 1920s—the period when packets were illustrated by stone and copper lithography, a technique that produced exuberantly colorful images. And while scores of seed suppliers existed at that time, the packets a beginning collector is most likely to find today are from just a handful of companies: W.D. Burt, Card Seed, and F.W. Smith.
The most sought-after packets date from the 1890s through the 1920s—the period when packets were illustrated by stone and copper lithography, a technique that produced exuberantly colorful images. And while scores of seed suppliers existed at that time, the packets a beginning collector is most likely to find today are from just a handful of companies: W.D. Burt, Card Seed, and F.W. Smith.
