Hunting Scene for Ford Charcoal Briquets Advertising, 1937

Summary

Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal briquettes from wood wastes generated by its lumber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Ford promoted its briquettes as a compact, quick-burning fuel ideal for a number of indoor and outdoor uses. Here two duck hunters enjoy a pot of coffee warmed over Ford-made charcoal.

Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal briquettes from wood wastes generated by its lumber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Ford promoted its briquettes as a compact, quick-burning fuel ideal for a number of indoor and outdoor uses. Here two duck hunters enjoy a pot of coffee warmed over Ford-made charcoal.

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

30 September 1937

Subject Date

30 September 1937

Collection Title

General Photographs Series 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.68898

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.875 in

Width: 7.875 in

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