Baker's Cocoa Advertisement, 1918, "As Delightful as the Season"
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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.
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Date Made
1918
Subject Date
1918
Creators
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2008.10.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photoengraving (Process)
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 0 in
Width: 0 in
Inscriptions
on front: As delightful as the season BAKER'S COCOA is delicious / It is itself a food, a valuable adjunct to a meal, and its use saves other foods. . .
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