H. J. Heinz Company Mid-Summer Convention of Toronto, Ontario Branch Salesmen, 1917

THF292397 / H. J. Heinz Company Mid-Summer Convention of Toronto, Ontario Branch Salesmen, 1917
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Artifact Overview

To promote his products to grocery stores and individual households, H.J. Heinz employed salespeople, referred to as "Travelers." Travelers were trained in product knowledge and attended conventions to learn new sales techniques. They also designed and built point-of-sale displays in grocery stores and set up demonstration tables for sampling the products. The men featured here are Travelers from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1917

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.845

Credit

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

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 14.25 in (including mount)
Width: 14.75 in (including mount)

Inscriptions

written on front mount [order of names is unidentified] Mid Summer Convention, Toronto Branch 1917. / O.F. Dannecker, L. D. Robitaille / E. P. Jackson, N. H. Ingledew / Ray Gardner, R. C. Balfour / A. G. Bishop, T. J. Forman, V. S. Livingstone, H. G. Stovel, Chas. Bedard / P. H. Torrance, L. B. Trebilcock, I. J. Rymal, N. Wilson, C. J. Garfield / H. J. Rinker / D. E. Milne, A. H. Scott, R. Muat, F. J. McMullen (Manager), W. J. Shortreed (Home Office), C. S. Anger (Head Salesman), Robt. Mackie, A. L. Coulter