H. J. Heinz Time Booth Drawing for "Spice of Life" Advertising, 1910-1920

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Artifact Overview

Photographs of the H.J. Heinz factory -- including buildings, employees, and the manufacturing process -- were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. This advertising layout shows the time booth within the Time Office (where employees clocked in and out for work) at the H.J. Heinz main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This drawing was featured in the Heinz publication, "Spice of Life."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1910-1920

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1767

Credit

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

Material

Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Overpainting (Technique)

Dimensions

Height: 11.625 in
Width: 22.125 in

Inscriptions

Written on back: H. J. Heinz Co / Box 65-3 / 961-8 / Time Booth - note[?] not [?] used in "Spice for Life"