Advertising Drawing of a Busy Woman Considering Preparing Heinz Cooked Spaghetti, circa 1928

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Artifact Overview

The H.J. Heinz Company employed ambitious and comprehensive advertising strategies to meet consumers at home, in stores, and everywhere in between. Product marketing strongly targeted housewives and women, assuring them that Heinz products were superior. These advertisements, like the one seen here, typically featured a woman purchasing, preparing, cooking, or serving Heinz products to their families.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Drawing (Visual work)

Subject Date

circa 1928

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

53.41.392

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.

Material

Illustration board
Ink
Pencil (Marking material)

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 12.75 in
Width: 10.75 in

Inscriptions

written on bottom: Job # 1042
Advertising Drawing of a Busy Woman Considering Preparing Heinz Cooked Spaghetti, circa 1928