Heinz

The H. J. Heinz Company traces its history back to 1869. Its first product was horseradish, but within a few years Heinz was selling ketchup, celery sauce, pickles, sauerkraut, and vinegar. The condiments were sold in tin cans, glass jars, and tin or stoneware crocks. The term 57 Varieties was chosen for its advertising effect, […]

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola, a soft drink introduced at an Atlanta soda fountain in 1886, is one of the world’s best-known brand names. For more than a century, the company has been promoting the popular soft drink—and creating thousands of ads on bottles, trays, calendars, signs, toys, lamps, and other memorabilia that can be found in shops and […]

Carter’s Ink

Carter, Dinsmore and Company, founded in 1858 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was named Carter’s Ink by 1898. The company made different types of ink bottles and labels that appeal to collectors. Ma and Pa Carter inkwells, a pair of ceramic figures with removable heads, were patented in 1914. Carter’s tall Ryto brand cathedral-shaped bottles of cobalt […]