Filled Heinz Ketchup Bottles Waiting to be Labeled, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1904
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Before complete mechanization of the manufacturing process, many tasks at the Heinz factory were done by hand. The H.J. Heinz Company documented the many departments of the manufacturing process through photographs. This photograph shows Heinz ketchup bottles piled up on their sides after being filled and waiting to be labeled.
Before complete mechanization of the manufacturing process, many tasks at the Heinz factory were done by hand. The H.J. Heinz Company documented the many departments of the manufacturing process through photographs. This photograph shows Heinz ketchup bottles piled up on their sides after being filled and waiting to be labeled.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1904
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
53.41.663
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Color
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.625 in
Inscriptions
written on back: The Heinz Tomato Industry / The manner in which Ketchup / bottles are piled after filling / and before labeling written on photo: Ketchup stored ready for labeling / 1904
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