Chocolate Makes it Good, Baker's Makes it Best, 1954

Summary

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

December 1954

Subject Date

1954

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2008.10.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Photoengraving (Process)
Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

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Width: 0 in

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