"Tiny Tot and Buddy" Charcoal Briquet Stove and Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1936
THF263505 / "Tiny Tot and Buddy" Charcoal Briquet Stove and Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1936
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company's charcoal briquettes were good for more than just backyard cookouts. The company noted that charcoal's steady, even warmth was ideal for small heat stoves like the one shown in this photograph. Because charcoal briquettes produced no sparks, they were safe to use in confined spaces like milk wagons, travel trailers and yachts.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
20 February 1936
Subject Date
20 February 1936
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.65272
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: 7.75 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.