Advertising Layout for Heinz Olives and Olive Oil, November 15, 1911

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Artifact Overview

The H.J. Heinz Company employed ambitious and comprehensive advertising strategies to meet consumers at home, in stores, and everywhere in between. Drawings, illustrations and modified photographs of Heinz products were often used for advertising and in publications. This advertising layout represents a step in the marketing process where the size and arrangement are taken into consideration before the final advertisement is created.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Illustration (Layout feature)

Subject Date

15 November 1911

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1597

Credit

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

Material

Illustration board
Ink
Paint (Coating)
Pencil (Marking material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Overpainting (Technique)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 14 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

written on back: H. J. Heinz Co. / group of olive oil pkgs. R. P. pencil notes and measurements in margins.
Advertising Layout for Heinz Olives and Olive Oil, November 15, 1911