Employee Working at Heinz Glass Factory, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, 1885-1910

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Artifact Overview

Before complete mechanization of the manufacturing process, many tasks at the Heinz factory were done by hand. The H.J. Heinz Company made their own boxes, glassware, cans, advertisements, and labels, allowing most production to be completed in-house. This photograph features a worker at the Heinz Glass Factory.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1885-1910

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.617

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in