Ford Charcoal Briquet Picnic Kit Grill, 1935-1945
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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 barbecue accessories and bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
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 barbecue accessories and bags of the popular briquettes in Ford dealerships across the country.
Artifact
Barbecue grill
Date Made
1935-1945
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Made for Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2004.70.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Cardboard
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
Length: 7 in
Inscriptions
Printed on side of box: FORD (logo) / CHARCOAL BRIQUET / PICNIC KIT / CONTAINS / CHARCOAL GRILL / AND / CHARCOAL BRIQUET FUEL
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