E. H. Seegert Grocery Store Display of Heinz Products, Toledo, Ohio, circa 1929

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Artifact Overview

Heinz developed a strong corporate image and aggressively kept the company name and trademark in front of the public. The company's sales force was trained to draw attention to the product line through in-store promotions and consumer taste tests. This photograph shows an elaborate display and a table stocked with a number of Heinz products for customers to try.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1929

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.226

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in
Width: 9.875 in

Inscriptions

written on back: E.H. SEEGERT - 1827 OAKWOOD - TOLEDO, OHIO. / COST OF PICTURE - $3.00. / [Arithmetic computes number of packages sold (2350) and their value ($405.81)] / SOLD BY DEMONSTRATOR MISS STRAIL / AND BY C.P.W.- SALESMAN REED / $531.30 - VALUE OF GOODS SOLD MERCHANT FOR SALE.
E. H. Seegert Grocery Store Display of Heinz Products, Toledo, Ohio, circa 1929