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Forget the stock market, it would appear the best investment around might be in the back of your kitchen cupboard. An ebay merchant is offering a vintage Sun-Maid raisin box for the bargain price of $700,000. As the seller says, the diminutive piece of valley agricultural memorabilia is "a small treasury for your [sic] to keep." So far there have been 57 offers, but no sale.
The "Sun-Maid Girl" Changes with the Times The "SUN-MAID" brand and "Sun-Maid Girl" trademarks became widely recognized by consumers and the trade in a few short years after their creation and introduction in 1915 and 1916. SUN-MAID raisins were the number one brand in America and were trusted by consumers for their quality, freshness and good taste.
