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- Westinghouse Round Type Wattmeter, 1902 - In the late 1800s, companies that supplied electricity to consumers needed a way to measure how much customers used -- and then charge them accordingly. Inventive electrical engineers developed various methods to measure electric power. Induction meters that employed magnetic fields to rotate a disc or cylinder to register energy usage would become the standard. Continued improvements made these wattmeters more compact and reliable.
- 1902
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Westinghouse Round Type Wattmeter, 1902
In the late 1800s, companies that supplied electricity to consumers needed a way to measure how much customers used -- and then charge them accordingly. Inventive electrical engineers developed various methods to measure electric power. Induction meters that employed magnetic fields to rotate a disc or cylinder to register energy usage would become the standard. Continued improvements made these wattmeters more compact and reliable.
- Product Catalogue of F. & J. Heinz Company, circa 1878 - After H.J. Heinz lost his first business to bankruptcy, he persuaded his brother and cousin to form the F. & J. Heinz Company in 1876 -- the precursor to the H.J. Heinz Company. Working with them, Heinz helped the company gain a reputation for high-quality pickled foods and condiments. This catalogue shows the many varieties of products the company offered in 1878.
- circa 1878
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Product Catalogue of F. & J. Heinz Company, circa 1878
After H.J. Heinz lost his first business to bankruptcy, he persuaded his brother and cousin to form the F. & J. Heinz Company in 1876 -- the precursor to the H.J. Heinz Company. Working with them, Heinz helped the company gain a reputation for high-quality pickled foods and condiments. This catalogue shows the many varieties of products the company offered in 1878.
- Woman Using Time Clock at the Main Plant, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1911 - Employees at the H.J. Heinz Company main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began and ended their workdays in the Time Office. Henry Heinz himself worked to design and construct this building, referred to by the company as "a combination of elegance, splendor and beauty." Here you can see the row of time clocks where employees would check in and out for work each day.
- 1911
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Woman Using Time Clock at the Main Plant, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1911
Employees at the H.J. Heinz Company main plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began and ended their workdays in the Time Office. Henry Heinz himself worked to design and construct this building, referred to by the company as "a combination of elegance, splendor and beauty." Here you can see the row of time clocks where employees would check in and out for work each day.
- Catalog for the H.J. Heinz Co., "The 57 Varieties, Heinz Pure Foods and What They Are," circa 1916 - From humble beginnings exclusively producing horseradish in 1869 to becoming a household name by the turn of the century, H.J. Heinz built his business on the values of purity, sanitation, and wholesomeness. This catalog from 1916 promotes Heinz's "57 varieties" of products -- a term coined by H.J. Heinz himself in 1892, despite offering more than 60 products at the time.
- circa 1916
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Catalog for the H.J. Heinz Co., "The 57 Varieties, Heinz Pure Foods and What They Are," circa 1916
From humble beginnings exclusively producing horseradish in 1869 to becoming a household name by the turn of the century, H.J. Heinz built his business on the values of purity, sanitation, and wholesomeness. This catalog from 1916 promotes Heinz's "57 varieties" of products -- a term coined by H.J. Heinz himself in 1892, despite offering more than 60 products at the time.
- Grocery Store Sale Baskets of Various Heinz Products, circa 1930 - The H.J. Heinz Company was at the forefront of creative marketing in the manufactured food industry. Its comprehensive advertising strategy included elaborate product displays in local grocery stores where shoppers were greeted with colorful posters and meticulously designed arrangements of canned and jarred products. This photograph shows an example of such product displays.
- circa 1930
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Grocery Store Sale Baskets of Various Heinz Products, circa 1930
The H.J. Heinz Company was at the forefront of creative marketing in the manufactured food industry. Its comprehensive advertising strategy included elaborate product displays in local grocery stores where shoppers were greeted with colorful posters and meticulously designed arrangements of canned and jarred products. This photograph shows an example of such product displays.
- Sugar Bowl, 1875-1882 - Middle-class Americans in the late 19th century arrayed their dining tables with affordable pressed-glass tableware. These items, usually sold in sets, came in a wide variety of patterns, colors and styles. These decorative pieces -- like this sugar bowl -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.
- 1875-1882
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Sugar Bowl, 1875-1882
Middle-class Americans in the late 19th century arrayed their dining tables with affordable pressed-glass tableware. These items, usually sold in sets, came in a wide variety of patterns, colors and styles. These decorative pieces -- like this sugar bowl -- communicated a family's status and taste to visitors and guests.
- Mug, 1875-1890 -
- 1875-1890
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Mug, 1875-1890
- Sauce Dish, 1815-1835 -
- 1815-1835
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Sauce Dish, 1815-1835
- Lantern, 1835-1845 -
- 1835-1845
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Lantern, 1835-1845
- Water Bottle, 1857-1876 -
- 1857-1876
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Water Bottle, 1857-1876