Ford Charcoal Briquets in Package with Chef and Picnic Images, 1935

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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. This packaging promotes their use as a cooking fuel for family picnics as well as commercial restaurant kitchens. Ford boasted that the hardwood used in its charcoal gave a special aroma and flavor to any foods cooked over it.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

15 May 1935

Subject Date

15 May 1935

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.62989.A

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