Drawing of H. J. Heinz Food Products in a Picnic Basket, circa 1925

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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. An advertising layout, like the one seen here, was a step in the marketing process where the drawing, size, color, and arrangement were taken into consideration before the final advertisement was created.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Design drawing

Date Made

circa 1925

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1446

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Drawing board
Colored ink

Technique

Drawing (Image-making)
Overpainting (Technique)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.625 in
Width: 13.5625 in

Inscriptions

written on front: not used / F129