Ford Charcoal Briquets and Packaging, 1935-1937
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Ford Motor Company sawmills created heaps of wood wastes. Some was used to produce steam for factory operations. The rest was carbonized and compressed into charcoal. Workers mixed charred hardwood chips with starch, forming nearly 100 tons of charcoal briquettes each day. Dealers sold branded barbecue accessories and packages of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
Ford Motor Company sawmills created heaps of wood wastes. Some was used to produce steam for factory operations. The rest was carbonized and compressed into charcoal. Workers mixed charred hardwood chips with starch, forming nearly 100 tons of charcoal briquettes each day. Dealers sold branded barbecue accessories and packages of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
Artifact
Briquets (Fuel)
Date Made
1935-1937
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Made for Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2001.104.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles J. Warrender.
Material
Cardboard
Charcoal (Material)
Color
Blue
Red
Dimensions
Height: 3 in
Width: 5.625 in
Length: 7.75 in
Inscriptions
Top of product package: FORD (logo) / CHARCOAL BRIQUETS / ENJOY A MODERN PICNIC - SIZZLING BROILED MEATS, STEAMING COFFEE, TOASTED SANDWICHES Side of box: FORD (logo) / CLEAN, LONG-BURNING, UNIFORM / HEAT IN CONCENTRATED FORM. / THE SPORTSMAN'S BEST FRIEND. / MODERNIZED / CHARCOAL BRIQUETS End of box: FORD (logo) / CHARCOAL BRIQUETS / THE CONCENTRATED FUEL WITH A HUNDRED USES
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