Employee Receiving a Manicure at Heinz Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1915

THF292201 / Employee Receiving a Manicure at Heinz Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1915
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Artifact Overview

H.J. Heinz was one of the first to emphasize the importance of cleanliness and sanitation in manufactured food production. Those who directly handled food were given a mandatory manicure once per week. This not only was a sanitation necessity for Heinz but was also a welcome luxury for the workers.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1915

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.2235

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: 16.75 in (mount)
Width: 20 in (mount)
Height: 10.75 in (photograph)
Width: 13.75 in (photograph)

Inscriptions

written on front mount: Employees' Hands are Manicured
Employee Receiving a Manicure at Heinz Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1915