Back of Ford Charcoal Briquets Package, 1936
THF263539 / Back of Ford Charcoal Briquets Package, 1936
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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 as a fuel for fireplaces, or as kindling for furnace fires. The briquettes were made from wood wastes produced by Ford's sawmill operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The briquettes were then sold to the public through Ford's extensive network of automobile dealerships.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
23 March 1936
Subject Date
23 March 1936
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.65470
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.