Tag Archives: Baker Chocolate

Happy Winter Season

Posted on December 24, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2648 Dorchester Illustration 2648 This illustration is an advertisement for Baker’s Cocoa from Christmas1925, depicting people ice skating and drinking hot chocolate. Walter Baker & Co. is internationally known for its cocoa and baking squares. Founded in Dorchester … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration 2627, Baker Chocolate Company

Posted on July 30, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2627, Baker Chocolate Company Baker Chocolate was a frequent advertiser of its products in national magazines before the era of radio and television. Many of its ads were aimed toward parents. The advertisement in the today’s illustration targets … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2544 ‘Tis the Season

Posted on December 19, 2021 by earltaylor

Today’s illustration is one of many advertisements issued by the Walter Baker company in the period from the 1890s well into the mid-twentieth century. The company’s logo, the Baker chocolate lady, can be seen on the tavern’s sign. Winter weather … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2475 Walter Baker Old Stone Mill

Posted on September 20, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2475 Walter Baker Old Stone Mill The stone building at the left of the photo was known as the Old Stone Mill on the west side of Adams Street next to the Neponset River. Built in 1849, … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2446 Pierce Square

Posted on March 1, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2446 Pierce Square This postcard from 1909 shows Pierce Square, the intersection of Washington Street, Dorchester Avenue and Adams Street. Adams Street comes in from the right, turns the corner and leads toward the viewer. Dorchester Avenue … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2436 Dorchester Fudge

Posted on December 22, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2436 Dorchester Fudge Recipe for the holidays. Dorchester Fudge 1 package (8 squares) Bakers semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped 1/2 cup marshmallow topping 1/2 cup chopped nuts* 1/4 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature 1/2 teaspoon vanilla … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2433 Baker Chocolate Recipe Pamphlets

Posted on December 1, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2433 Baker Chocolate Recipe Pamphlets Promotional cookbooklets are well-known today. They are a special category of cookbook publishing in which a company distributes recipes that uses its own products. With a product code snipped from the package … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2387 Baker Chocolate tank car

Posted on January 13, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2387 The Dorchester Historical Society has model railroad cars imitating those that shipped liquid chocolate all over the USA. Jeff Gonyeau recently took a photograph of a real tank car with the Bakers Chocolate name and logo … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2330 Dr. James Baker’s house

Posted on December 10, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2330 James Baker’s House The painting is on the face of a brick that came from the house. James Baker was the founder of the chocolate company that later became the Walter Baker Company. Dr. James Baker … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2321 Baker Chocolate Silos

Posted on October 8, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2321 Baker Chocolate Silos Eighteen large silos and a grain elevator were built in 1941 as storage, in anticipation of World War II and expected difficulties in securing cacao beans. The “Baker Chocolate” painted silos remained a … Continue reading →

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