The obscure art of orange wrappers
In old children's books I used to read how oranges were once a favourite Christmas present. I guess that was in the northern hemisphere, in the colder countries where a juicy orange would have been a rare and welcome ambassador from the sunny south. That image struck me again on recent visit to Sweden where, in an antique shop, I found a couple of old school exercise books full of colourful labels. I asked the shopkeeper what the labels were and she told me they were pictures clipped from vintage orange wrappers. I was surprised. When…
