The Toll House, Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield, Whitman, Massachusetts, 1930-1935
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Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.
Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.
Artifact
Business card
Date Made
1930-1935
Subject Date
1930-1935
Creators
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2019.151.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Cream (Color)
Navy blue
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Width: 3.9375 in
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