The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Grocery Store Display of Heinz Products, Toledo, Ohio, 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. The promotion pictured here, in a Toledo, Ohio, A&P store, sold 1630 items.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

29 April 1929

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.224

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: 11 in

Inscriptions

written on back: WEEK OF APRIL 29TH - 1929 / COST OF PICTURE, $3.00 / AMOUNT OF ORDER FOR SALE - $307.88 / NUMBER OF PACKAGES SOLD 1630 written on front of photo: A. & P. Tea Co. / 1437 Sylvania Ave. / Toledo, Ohio.