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- "Ford Granulated Hardwood Charcoal for Poultry, Hogs, Cattle, Horses and Sheep," 1935-1940 - Ford Motor Company's charcoal briquettes were good for more than just backyard cookouts. This brochure promoted their use as a feed supplement for poultry and livestock. According to the text, Ford charcoal had a purifying effect in animals' digestive systems, absorbing gases that might otherwise make them susceptible to illness. Ford recommended charcoal for hens, chicks, hogs, cattle, horses, and sheep.
- 1935-1940
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"Ford Granulated Hardwood Charcoal for Poultry, Hogs, Cattle, Horses and Sheep," 1935-1940
Ford Motor Company's charcoal briquettes were good for more than just backyard cookouts. This brochure promoted their use as a feed supplement for poultry and livestock. According to the text, Ford charcoal had a purifying effect in animals' digestive systems, absorbing gases that might otherwise make them susceptible to illness. Ford recommended charcoal for hens, chicks, hogs, cattle, horses, and sheep.
- Ford Charcoal Briquet Picnic Kit Grill, 1935-1945 - 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 bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
- 1935-1945
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Ford Charcoal Briquet Picnic Kit Grill, 1935-1945
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 bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
- Ford Charcoal Briquets Bag, 1929-1947 - 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 bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
- 1929-1947
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Ford Charcoal Briquets Bag, 1929-1947
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 bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
- Brochure, "Ford Charcoal Briquets, Burn Twice as Long as Lump Charcoal," 1935-1941 - 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. This 1930s brochure suggests the many uses for this Ford byproduct.
- 1935 - 1941
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Brochure, "Ford Charcoal Briquets, Burn Twice as Long as Lump Charcoal," 1935-1941
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. This 1930s brochure suggests the many uses for this Ford byproduct.
- Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1937 - 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 bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
- November 18, 1937
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Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1937
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 bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
- "Tiny Tot and Buddy" Charcoal Briquet Stove and Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1936 - Ford Motor Company's charcoal briquettes were good for more than just backyard cookouts. The company noted that charcoal's steady, even warmth was ideal for small heat stoves like the one shown in this photograph. Because charcoal briquettes produced no sparks, they were safe to use in confined spaces like milk wagons, travel trailers and yachts.
- February 20, 1936
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"Tiny Tot and Buddy" Charcoal Briquet Stove and Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1936
Ford Motor Company's charcoal briquettes were good for more than just backyard cookouts. The company noted that charcoal's steady, even warmth was ideal for small heat stoves like the one shown in this photograph. Because charcoal briquettes produced no sparks, they were safe to use in confined spaces like milk wagons, travel trailers and yachts.
- Sampler Crib Quilt by Florence Peto, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
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Sampler Crib Quilt by Florence Peto, circa 1950
- "Ford Charcoal Briquets, Modernized Charcoal for Foundry and Metal Works," circa 1943 - Ford Motor Company's charcoal briquettes were good for more than just backyard cookouts. This brochure promoted their use as an industrial fuel. The briquettes' dry and even heat, according to the text, made them ideal for drying casting cores and molds, for covering molten metals to prevent oxidation, and for pre-heating castings prior to welding.
- circa 1943
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"Ford Charcoal Briquets, Modernized Charcoal for Foundry and Metal Works," circa 1943
Ford Motor Company's charcoal briquettes were good for more than just backyard cookouts. This brochure promoted their use as an industrial fuel. The briquettes' dry and even heat, according to the text, made them ideal for drying casting cores and molds, for covering molten metals to prevent oxidation, and for pre-heating castings prior to welding.
- Ford Charcoal Briquets in Package with Chef and Picnic Images, 1935 - Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal briquettes from wood wastes generated by its lumber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This packaging promotes their use as a cooking fuel for family picnics as well as commercial restaurant kitchens. Ford boasted that the hardwood used in its charcoal gave a special aroma and flavor to any foods cooked over it.
- May 15, 1935
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Ford Charcoal Briquets in Package with Chef and Picnic Images, 1935
Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal briquettes from wood wastes generated by its lumber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This packaging promotes their use as a cooking fuel for family picnics as well as commercial restaurant kitchens. Ford boasted that the hardwood used in its charcoal gave a special aroma and flavor to any foods cooked over it.
- Grilling Meat using Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1934 - 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 bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
- July 01, 1934
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Grilling Meat using Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1934
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 bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.