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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.
- 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.
- "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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Let's Have a Picnic... with Ford Charcoal Briquets and Charcoal Grills," circa 1940 - Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal briquettes from wood wastes generated by its lumber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. To help promote the briquettes, Ford also sold charcoal grills through its auto dealerships and employee commissaries, as well as traditional hardware and sporting goods stores. Charcoal provided picnickers with a quick-burning fuel that eliminated the work of gathering and lighting firewood.
- circa 1940
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"Let's Have a Picnic... with Ford Charcoal Briquets and Charcoal Grills," circa 1940
Ford Motor Company manufactured charcoal briquettes from wood wastes generated by its lumber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. To help promote the briquettes, Ford also sold charcoal grills through its auto dealerships and employee commissaries, as well as traditional hardware and sporting goods stores. Charcoal provided picnickers with a quick-burning fuel that eliminated the work of gathering and lighting firewood.
- 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.
- Ford Charcoal Briquets Display Booth, 1936 - Ford Motor Company targeted commercial restaurateurs, not backyard barbeque chefs, with this booth promoting the company's charcoal briquettes. The briquettes were made from wood scraps produced by Ford's sawmill in Kingsford, Michigan. The side business in charcoal was far removed from the automotive industry, but it was perfectly in keeping with Henry Ford's desire to reduce and reuse waste.
- January 19, 1936
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Ford Charcoal Briquets Display Booth, 1936
Ford Motor Company targeted commercial restaurateurs, not backyard barbeque chefs, with this booth promoting the company's charcoal briquettes. The briquettes were made from wood scraps produced by Ford's sawmill in Kingsford, Michigan. The side business in charcoal was far removed from the automotive industry, but it was perfectly in keeping with Henry Ford's desire to reduce and reuse waste.
- Roasting Chicken over Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1934 - Cars and cookouts were a natural fit in the 1920s and 1930s. As roads improved, Americans were eager to go exploring, whether on short day trips or longer journeys. A roadside picnic saved money for budget-conscious travelers, or it provided a destination in itself for a family on a Sunday drive. Ford used these themes to market its charcoal briquettes.
- July 01, 1934
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Roasting Chicken over Ford Charcoal Briquets, 1934
Cars and cookouts were a natural fit in the 1920s and 1930s. As roads improved, Americans were eager to go exploring, whether on short day trips or longer journeys. A roadside picnic saved money for budget-conscious travelers, or it provided a destination in itself for a family on a Sunday drive. Ford used these themes to market its charcoal briquettes.