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- Heinz "Pickled Products" Salesman Kit, circa 1918 - With many varieties of pickles and condiments that the company sold, a Heinz salesperson relied on a kit with fold-out cards to present the products to potential customers. Whether selling to store owners or peddling to residents in their homes, the kit allowed salespeople to show a variety of products without physically carrying them.
- circa 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Heinz "Pickled Products" Salesman Kit, circa 1918
With many varieties of pickles and condiments that the company sold, a Heinz salesperson relied on a kit with fold-out cards to present the products to potential customers. Whether selling to store owners or peddling to residents in their homes, the kit allowed salespeople to show a variety of products without physically carrying them.
- First McDonald's Restaurant Crew, Des Plains, Illinois, circa 1964 - In its early years as a franchise, McDonald's hired only males, dressed neatly in white as seen at this restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, about 1964.
- circa 1964
- Collections - Artifact
First McDonald's Restaurant Crew, Des Plains, Illinois, circa 1964
In its early years as a franchise, McDonald's hired only males, dressed neatly in white as seen at this restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, about 1964.
- Label, "J. Berry's Fine Confections," 1886-1905 -
- 1886-1905
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Label, "J. Berry's Fine Confections," 1886-1905
- Label for Double Extract of Lemon, 1880-1910 -
- 1880-1910
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Label for Double Extract of Lemon, 1880-1910
- Baker's Chocolate Recipe Booklet, 1936, "Baker's Selected Famous Chocolate Recipes" - Baker's Chocolate Company -- the oldest manufacturer of chocolate in the United States -- was established in 1780. Over the next two centuries, the company would earn awards for its chocolate and in 1881, the company adopted its recognizable trademarked image, La Belle Chocolatiere (The Chocolate Girl). Since 1870, the company has published cookbooks, like this one, with recipes for beverages and desserts utilizing the company's chocolate products.
- 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Baker's Chocolate Recipe Booklet, 1936, "Baker's Selected Famous Chocolate Recipes"
Baker's Chocolate Company -- the oldest manufacturer of chocolate in the United States -- was established in 1780. Over the next two centuries, the company would earn awards for its chocolate and in 1881, the company adopted its recognizable trademarked image, La Belle Chocolatiere (The Chocolate Girl). Since 1870, the company has published cookbooks, like this one, with recipes for beverages and desserts utilizing the company's chocolate products.
- Ladle -
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Ladle
- Orange Groves, Riverside, California, circa 1900 - Orange growers and packers in Riverside, California, joined forces to launch the Riverside Fruit Exchange in 1893. The exchange marketed navel oranges, grown in expansive groves like this one. To increase production of the sweet, seedless crop consumers craved, growers propagated new trees by grafting buds onto rootstock. At harvest time, workers hand-picked and packed the oranges for sale.
- circa 1900
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Orange Groves, Riverside, California, circa 1900
Orange growers and packers in Riverside, California, joined forces to launch the Riverside Fruit Exchange in 1893. The exchange marketed navel oranges, grown in expansive groves like this one. To increase production of the sweet, seedless crop consumers craved, growers propagated new trees by grafting buds onto rootstock. At harvest time, workers hand-picked and packed the oranges for sale.
- "Ac'cent: Crystals of 99+% Pure Monosodium Glutamate" Product Package, 1947-1955 - Monosodium glutamate (MSG) was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese chemist Dr. Kikunae Ikeda to achieve the distinctive umami taste found in sea kelp. American manufacturers began importing it for use in the late 1920s to meet demand from the military and pre-packaged food industries. In 1947, the first U.S. brand -- Ac'cent -- was introduced to bring MSG to home kitchens.
- 1947-1955
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"Ac'cent: Crystals of 99+% Pure Monosodium Glutamate" Product Package, 1947-1955
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese chemist Dr. Kikunae Ikeda to achieve the distinctive umami taste found in sea kelp. American manufacturers began importing it for use in the late 1920s to meet demand from the military and pre-packaged food industries. In 1947, the first U.S. brand -- Ac'cent -- was introduced to bring MSG to home kitchens.
- Pantry Box, 1870-1885 -
- 1870-1885
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Pantry Box, 1870-1885
- George Washington Carver and Henry Ford at the Carver Nutrition Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1942 - George Washington Carver and Henry Ford shared not only an interest in using agricultural products in industry ("chemurgy"), but also some quirky ideas about diet. Here, Carver and Ford share a sandwich of "weed spread," made with wild bergamot, narrow-leafed plantain, purslane, pigweed, milkweed, dandelion, lamb's quarters and wild radish. They shared this meal at Ford Motor Company's George Washington Carver Nutrition Laboratory during Carver's 1942 Dearborn visit.
- July 21, 1942
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George Washington Carver and Henry Ford at the Carver Nutrition Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1942
George Washington Carver and Henry Ford shared not only an interest in using agricultural products in industry ("chemurgy"), but also some quirky ideas about diet. Here, Carver and Ford share a sandwich of "weed spread," made with wild bergamot, narrow-leafed plantain, purslane, pigweed, milkweed, dandelion, lamb's quarters and wild radish. They shared this meal at Ford Motor Company's George Washington Carver Nutrition Laboratory during Carver's 1942 Dearborn visit.