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Flashlight

Object number2018.134.2

Manufacturer Nasta Industries, Incorporated

Date1982

OriginNew York, NY

OriginHong Kong, China

MediumPlastic; Metal; Glass; Paper; Ink; Adhesive

Credit LineIn memory of Toni Graupe

DescriptionFlashlight in the shape of a Heinz ketchup bottle, in original product packaging. Plastic flashlight is red with integral white cap (rotates for power control); white neck label and body label have green and gold borders with black, red, and green product and maker text; body label is keystone-shaped. Bottom of bottle is flashlight lens. Flashlight is enclosed in clear molded plastic that is adhered to rectangular paperboard backer. Front of backer has yellow and white background, red band across top, photo of product in use, two instructional diagrams, and red, red-brown, and black product and maker text. Reverse of backer is brown. At the top of the backer, above the flashlight, is an opening for hanging product in retail display.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 11 x 6 x 2.313 in. (27.9 x 15.2 x 5.9 cm)
InscriptionsBlack and white text on the flashlight bottle's neck label includes "MFD. IN U.S.A. BY / H. J. Heinz Co. / PITTSBURGH, PA 15212 / Heinz" as well as ingredients list and barcode.

Flashlight bottle's body label has black, red, and green text "HEINZ / EST'D 1869 / TOMATO / KETCHUP / NET WT. 14 OZ. - 397 GRAMS / HEINZ U / 57 VARIETIES / ©1982 H. J. HEINZ CO."
MarksFront of backer has red text in viewer's top left corner "nASTA".

Front of backer has red-brown and black printed text including "FOR AGES / 3 AND UP / Powerful Beam / FLASHLIGHT / with Safe Plastic Lens / TURN BOTTOM CAP TO / ON/OFF / ... / USES 2 'C' CELL BATTERIES / (NOT INCLUDED)".

Front of backer has black printed text along the viewer's left edge near the viewer's bottom left corner "©1982 H. J. HEINZ CO. / Owner of Trademark" and along bottom edge "N ©1982 NASTA IND. INC. 200 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10010 MADE IN HONG KONG / ASST. NO. 545 / NO. 544".
Historical NotesKetchup flashlight. Part of a collection of Heinz giveaways and employee gifts belonging to Toni Graupe, who was a long-time employee of the company. Graupe was the daughter of German immigrants, and she grew up on Voskamp Street in Spring Garden before the family moved to 3681 Spring Garden Avenue where she lived the rest of her life with her sister, they had no children. Graupe retired from the Heinz Company in 1990 after working for the company for 47 years. Graupe worked in the insurance department. She was also a lifelong member of St. Aloysius Church in Troy Hill.

Previous owner Antoinette M. Graupe (died 2014)

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