Advertising Layout of Heinz Vinegar Barrel Heads, January 7, 1910

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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. Advertising layouts were a step in the marketing process where the drawing, size, color, and arrangement were taken into consideration before the final advertisement was created. This layout advertised Heinz vinegar, one of the Heinz "57 Varieties."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Layout (Printer matter)

Subject Date

07 January 1910

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1610

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: 17 in

Inscriptions

pencil notes and measurements in margins.