Baker's Cocoa Advertisement, 1926, "Those Little Late-At-Night Lunches..."
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Baker's Chocolate Company is the oldest manufacturer of chocolate in the United States, dating back to 1780. It remained within the Baker family for over a century before being purchased by the Forbes Syndicate in 1896. Through advertisements, like this one, found in local and national newspapers as well as magazines, the company became a household name.
Baker's Chocolate Company is the oldest manufacturer of chocolate in the United States, dating back to 1780. It remained within the Baker family for over a century before being purchased by the Forbes Syndicate in 1896. Through advertisements, like this one, found in local and national newspapers as well as magazines, the company became a household name.
Artifact
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Date Made
February 1926
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.657.758
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 in
Width: 6 in
Inscriptions
on front: Those Little Late-At-Night Lunches When Baker's Plays Refreshing Host / Delicious at any time BAKER'S COCOA is particularly attractive and satisfying just before retiring. Made by a purely mechanical process, without the use of chemicals, it is pure and healthful. Contains no added mineral matter. . .
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