Commemorative
Object number2018.134.10
Distributor
Cavanaugh
Datec. 2001
OriginChina
MediumPolyester; Fabric
Credit LineIn memory of Toni Graupe
DescriptionStuffed ketchup bottle commemorative. Red polyester plush anthropomorphized ketchup bottle with white cap above bottle neck label and cartoon face; bottle has arms with white gloves holding a brown football. Bottle wears a black, gold, orange, and white football jersey with white number on shoulders, yellow/gold keystone Heinz Field emblem on chest, and white text on reverse that includes company name and number. Stuffed with polyester fibers. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 7.5 x 3.375 x 3.125 in. (19.1 x 8.6 x 7.9 cm)InscriptionsFront of bottle neck label has black and green text "HEINZ / 57 / VARIETIES".
Front of football jersey has yellow/gold and black text "Heinz / HEINZ / FIELD".
Each shoulder of football jersey has white number "57"
Back of football jersey has white text "HEINZ / 57".
MarksBottom proper left side has white tag with black text on front "Distributed by / [logo] Cavanaugh / SETTING A NEW STANDARD / www.cavanaugh.com" and black text on the reverse includes "ALL NEW MATERIALS / OUTER: 100% POLYESTER FIBER / FILLING: 100% POLYESTER FIBER / [safety message and care instructions] / Made in China".
Historical NotesThis Heinz Field stuffed ketchup bottle commemorates the naming of Heinz Field. 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)
On View
Not on view
H. J. Heinz Company
