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Guide to the Edward Byrnes Collection 1869-1961
Metadata Details
- Title
- Edward Byrnes collection 1869-1961
- Subject
- Byrnes, Edward G, Keagy, E. J. W, Matchneer, Harry N , 1936, Reymer, Philip , 1824-1893, Reymer, Jacob , 1832-1905, Smitley, Frederick , 1868-1919, Smitley, John H , 1917-, H. J. Heinz Company., Reymer and Brothers, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Byrnes and Kiefer Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Beverage industry--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Candy industry--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Advertising--Beverages--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Advertising--Candy--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Beverages--Labeling--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Fruit drinks
- Description
- The Edward Byrnes Collection consists of three scrapbooks (1869-1958) containing annotated and dated newspaper articles about the history of the company and its employees and associates, advertisements for Reymer Brothers products, as well as photographs and death announcements of the founders, presidents, and vice presidents of the company. The scrapbooks also contain shareholder reports (1941-1958), order forms (1941-1950), and invitations to new store openings (1903-1929). Additionally, there is also business correspondence, financial plans, and advertisements from after the Heinz acquisition of Reymers and the Lemon Blennd rights in 1960. Promotional materials include oversized product label designs, posters, audio advertisements, and an NBC video advertisement for the drink. Other photographs depict Reymer store fronts and candy selections and boxes from the early twentieth century, Edward Byrnes collection, 1869-1961, MSS 0676, Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center, Cataloging of this collection was funded by a Basic Processing grant from NHPRC., Edward Byrnes Gift 1995 1995.0254, Reymer Brothers was established in 1846 by Philip Reymer and R. J. Anderson as the first confectionary store in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; Anderson left the business in 1861 whereupon the Reymer brothers, Jacob and Harmar D. Reymer, developed the business into Reymer Brothers. Reymer Brothers was bought out by the H.J. Heinz Company in 1960 who also acquired the rights to their signature beverage, Lemon Blennd. Lemon Blennd was created in 1914 by E. J. W. Keagy, a druggist from the North Side of Pittsburgh, Pa., and was first sold as a frozen ice slush drink at his drugstore. In 1932 Reymer Brothers bought the rights to make the drink. Initially, Blennd was only served in the Reymer tea rooms but because of demand it was soon introduced to the retail market. In 1953, Blennd was sold in 46 oz cans as a ready-to-serve drink. In 1960 the H.J. Heinz Company bought out Reymer Brothers and began producing the drink for sale in grocery stores. Heinz sold Lemon Blennd for twenty years before selling the rights to the drink to the Byrnes and Kiefer Company. Upon acquiring the rights to Lemon Blennd, B&K returned the Reymer label to the product. Edward G. Byrnes Jr. became president of Byrnes and Kiefer in 1977 and made the decision in 1979 to acquire Reymers Blennd from the H.J. Heinz Co. in order to diversify his business., Gift of Edward Byrnes, Processed MSS 0676 12/2011 S. Ecklund, Collection level finding aid available.
- Contributor
- Byrnes, Edward, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center (depositor)
- Date
- 1869-1861
- Type
- Collection, Text
- Format
- print, manuscript, 1.5 linear ft.
- Identifier
- http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=hswpead;cc=hswpead;rgn=main;view=text;didno=US-QQS-mss676, oclc:773366307, pitt:US-QQS-mss676
- Language
- eng
- Coverage
- Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Rights
- Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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