Heinz Advertisement on Storefront, circa 1885

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Artifact Overview

H.J. Heinz employed ambitious and comprehensive advertising strategies to meet consumers at home, in stores, and everywhere in between. Advertisements promoting his "57 Varieties" of pickled foods and condiments could be found everywhere from newspapers to trade cards and even streetcars. This photograph shows a Heinz advertisement with a larger-than-life ketchup bottle painted right on the brick wall.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1885

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1142

Credit

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

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 15 in
Width: 18 in