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An in-store fixture for the displaying of bananas or the like in an atmosphere of controlled temperature and humidity has a plurality of support members that accommodate a number of banana hands in a substantially vertically oriented display. The support members are arranged to accommodate the banan

An in-store fixture for the displaying of bananas or the like in an atmosphere of controlled temperature and humidity has a plurality of support members that accommodate a number of banana hands in a substantially vertically oriented display. The support members are arranged to accommodate the banana hands in a substantially spaced, noncontacting relationship relative to one another such that a zone or curtain of circulating, temperature and humidity controlled air essentially surrounds each respective banana hand. Individual banana hands are held by respective hook elements depending from their associated support members to permit removal of any selected one banana hand without the need for handling adjacent hands, thereby significantly reducing wastage caused by excessive handling of the product and undesirable contact of the same with one another. Controlled curing of the bananas in the fixture is possible through the use of a selectively controlled dispenser adapted to release a curing agent into the controlled air circulating about the bananas.

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An in-store article display fixture for bananas comprising: an upright display case, said case having a normally open-front display compartment defined by a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed side walls and a curtain wall on each side of said open front; a plurality of support members wit

An in-store article display fixture for bananas comprising: an upright display case, said case having a normally open-front display compartment defined by a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed side walls and a curtain wall on each side of said open front; a plurality of support members within said compartment for receiving the bananas to be displayed, said support members being in the form of arms extending from said back wall into said display compartment, said arms being adapted to receive and support hands of bananas in spaced, noncontacting relationship; air circulating means operably associated with the case and disposed to selectively circulate air within said compartment and around the hands of bananas; air cooling means operably associated with said case in a manner to selectively control the temperature of the air circulated within the compartment; a pressure container containing a banana curing agent, said container being in communication with said display compartment; and control means for providing time-controlled dispensing of said curing agent into said display compartment for circulation therewithin by said air circulating means.