Shotgun Shell Packaging Analysis Product: Western Cartridge Company — “Xpert” / “Super Trap Load” shotgun shell box Deep red Cream or warm ivory Black Yellow-gold accents Colors communicate: Rugged masculinity Reliability
Strongly suggests late 1940s to early 1960s Fits the world of: school educational charts encyclopedia inserts Likely reproduced through: offset lithography low-cost color printing Design Characteristics Dense but readable No empty space wasted Lithographic realism Educational print culture
Era / Timeframe Strongly suggests late 1980s Flyer itself is dated: Tuesday, January 26 Handwritten note: “’98” near lower right corner Likely 1990s Southern California punk scene Fits post-hardcore / skate-punk flyer culture. Overall Style DIY underground punk graphic language Anti-design aesthetic: crude aggressive intentionally raw anti-corporate “The Vandals” Constructed from bone-like letterforms Horror-comic influence Cartoon macabre humor Darkly humorous Chaotic Satirical Confrontational Critical Reading This is not simply event advertising — it acts as tribal communication.
