Ford Charcoal Briquets in Package with a Workshop Image, 1935
THF711737 / Ford Charcoal Briquets in Package with a Workshop Image, 1935
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company's charcoal briquettes were good for more than just backyard cookouts. This packaging promoted their use in home and commercial workshops. Because the briquettes smoldered without open flames, they were safer to use around the flammable materials often found in workshops. The briquettes could be used to melt solder, or to soften metals like lead, copper and brass.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
15 May 1935
Subject Date
15 May 1935
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.62989
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 7.875 in
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Ford Motor Company sawmills created heaps of wood wastes. Some was used to produce steam for factory operations. The rest was carbonized and compressed into charcoal. Workers mixed charred hardwood chips with starch, forming nearly 100 tons of charcoal briquettes each day. Dealers sold branded barbecue accessories and packages of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.