H. J. Heinz Company Sales Manual, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1920

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Artifact Overview

The H.J. Heinz Company employed a robust salesforce to sell its products. In addition to annual conventions where salesmen -- often known as travelers -- would learn about Heinz products, marketing strategies, and the Heinz brand philosophy, salesmen were also given manuals, like this one, which included things like company history and instructions for selling products and setting up displays and demonstration tables.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Manual (Instructional materials)

Subject Date

circa 1920

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1863

Credit

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

Material

Card stock
Leather
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Bookbinding (Process)
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.75 in
Width: 7 in