Hunting Scene for Ford Charcoal Briquets Advertising, 1937
THF263551 / Hunting Scene for Ford Charcoal Briquets Advertising, 1937
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal briquettes from wood wastes generated by its lumber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Ford promoted its briquettes as a compact, quick-burning fuel ideal for a number of indoor and outdoor uses. Here two duck hunters enjoy a pot of coffee warmed over Ford-made charcoal.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
30 September 1937
Subject Date
30 September 1937
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.68898
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: 10.875 in
Width: 7.875 in
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SetFord Charcoal Briquets
- 34 Artifacts
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.