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Dishpan
- Globe Washing Machine, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
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Globe Washing Machine, circa 1900
- Recipe Booklet, "Heinz Vinegar Almanac," 1977 - Many manufactured-food companies published recipe booklets to promote the use of their products. This booklet published by the H.J. Heinz Company in 1977 features several creative uses for Heinz Vinegar products -- not for consumption, but for household cleaning. Adaptabile and versatile Heinz Vinegar was promoted as a "must-have" for every household.
- 1977
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Recipe Booklet, "Heinz Vinegar Almanac," 1977
Many manufactured-food companies published recipe booklets to promote the use of their products. This booklet published by the H.J. Heinz Company in 1977 features several creative uses for Heinz Vinegar products -- not for consumption, but for household cleaning. Adaptabile and versatile Heinz Vinegar was promoted as a "must-have" for every household.
- Folding Dish Rack Set, 2002 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 2002
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Folding Dish Rack Set, 2002
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Toilet Set, 1850-1880 -
- 1850-1880
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Toilet Set, 1850-1880
- Trade Card for "Boraxine" Soap, J.D. Larkin & Co., 1882 - As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. J.D. Larkin & Co. began as a soap manufacturer before producing a wide variety of products as the Larkin Company. This trade card features J.D. Larkin's popular soap product, Boraxine.
- 1882
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Trade Card for "Boraxine" Soap, J.D. Larkin & Co., 1882
As color printing gained momentum in the late 19th century, advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. J.D. Larkin & Co. began as a soap manufacturer before producing a wide variety of products as the Larkin Company. This trade card features J.D. Larkin's popular soap product, Boraxine.
- Advertising Layout Photograph Showing Employees Sterilizing Cans for Heinz Baked Beans, circa 1910 - Photographs of the H.J. Heinz factory -- including buildings, employees, and the manufacturing process -- were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. This advertising layout features modified photographs of women labeling cans of baked beans and men sterilizing the cans in the retorts. This arrangement of photos was featured in the publication, "Growth of a Great Industry."
- circa 1910
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Advertising Layout Photograph Showing Employees Sterilizing Cans for Heinz Baked Beans, circa 1910
Photographs of the H.J. Heinz factory -- including buildings, employees, and the manufacturing process -- were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. This advertising layout features modified photographs of women labeling cans of baked beans and men sterilizing the cans in the retorts. This arrangement of photos was featured in the publication, "Growth of a Great Industry."
- Dishpan - Tin-plated iron, commonly called "tin," was the dominant material for utilitarian items in 19th-century America. It was lightweight, inexpensive, easy to clean, non-toxic, and durable. Tinware also resisted corrosion and had a pleasing silvery appearance that could be enhanced through decoration. Middle-class Americans happily purchased tinware in place of goods made from earlier materials, like wood or pottery.
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Dishpan
Tin-plated iron, commonly called "tin," was the dominant material for utilitarian items in 19th-century America. It was lightweight, inexpensive, easy to clean, non-toxic, and durable. Tinware also resisted corrosion and had a pleasing silvery appearance that could be enhanced through decoration. Middle-class Americans happily purchased tinware in place of goods made from earlier materials, like wood or pottery.
- Maytag Model A-30 Washing Machine, circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
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Maytag Model A-30 Washing Machine, circa 1930
- Sink, 1927 -
- April 21, 1927
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Sink, 1927