"Let's Have a Picnic... with Ford Charcoal Briquets and Charcoal Grills," circa 1940
THF265884 / "Let's Have a Picnic... with Ford Charcoal Briquets and Charcoal Grills," circa 1940
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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. To help promote the briquettes, Ford also sold charcoal grills through its auto dealerships and employee commissaries, as well as traditional hardware and sporting goods stores. Charcoal provided picnickers with a quick-burning fuel that eliminated the work of gathering and lighting firewood.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Brochure
Date Made
circa 1940
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2016.0.34.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in (11" when unfolded)
Width: 8.5 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.