Everyone,
 
Heinz is looking to donate an original display case for Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce to a museum. Please pass this message along to any museum that you know that might be interested. If they're interested, let me know and I'll get the contact info. for them.
 
Thanks,
Robbie

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From: Adelman, Frederica
Sent: Wed 7/25/2007 10:35 AM
To: SITES EXHIBIT GROUP
Subject: museum listserv?



Is anyone here active on a listserv that could be helpful for finding a new home for a collection? I got a random call from the PR office at Heinz (as in ketchup, not the museum) about a case featuring vintage bottles of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce that was at the 1853 Worlds Fair.  They've already called NMAH (who referred them to us) and the case was examined by someone at the Heinz Center. I've already suggested that they contact the National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem.  Any other suggestions would be welcome.  Photos are attached.  Here's the info from Heinz:

 

It is a display that includes original bottles of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce brought over from Worcester, England by John Duncans Sons importers in 1853.  The display was exhibited at the Industry of All Nations in New York in 1853.  John Duncan was a New York entrepreneur who imported the sauce from England and eventually opened a processing plant.  L&P represents the first commercially produced bottled condiment in America and is still wildly popular in America today as one of the top commercial condiments.  The makers of America's favorite Ketchup, Heinz, acquired L&P in 2005 to expand its Ketchup, condiments and sauces portfolio.  

 

The display is   9'8" high and 3'3" x 3'3." I've attached pictures for your review. As I mentioned, we are under a serious time crunch to make a decision about what to do with the display.  If you are interested in displaying it, we would donate the display as well as the pay for the moving and shipping.  Please let me know your interest in the next few days. Otherwise, we will need to make alternative arrangements.  Also, if you wanted to physically see the display, it is currently in an office space in New Jersey.

 

Thanks for the advice!