Tarter Sauce Ratchet Gun
Object Details
- Description
- This hand held condiment dispenser is primarily of metal construction, with a tartar sauce canister inserted into the tray. The canister is constructed of white cardboard with green lettering, which says “McDonald’s® Tartar Sauce” with McDonald’s® double arches logo. This canister holds 25 fluid ounces of tartar sauce. The McDonald’s® Corporation was well known for developing their own kitchen tools to create higher rates of standardization between locations and produce food products at greater efficiency. This dispenser would distribute precisely the correct amount of tartar sauce for each Filet-O-Fish™ sandwich.
- The McDonald’s Corporation is one of the most recognizable hamburger restaurants in the United States. As of 2011, the McDonald’s Corporation and franchisees were operating in 119 countries with 1.9 million employees, making it the 4th largest employer in the world.
- In 1940, Richard (Dick) and Maurice (Mac) McDonald opened the first McDonald’s Bar-B-Q drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino, California. In 1948, the brothers redesigned their menu, centering on the 15 cent hamburger. In 1954, Ray Kroc, a Multimixer (milkshake machine) salesman, became interested in the McDonalds brothers’ high volume restaurant. He worked out a deal with the brothers to be their franchising agent and opened the first franchise location in Illinois the following year. Under Kroc’s direction, the company grew to become the giant we know today.
- Credit Line
- Gifts of McDonald’s Regional Training Center
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 1991.0324.02A
- catalog number
- 1991.0324.02A
- accession number
- 1991.0324
- maker
- Prince Castle
- Object Name
- ratchet gun, tartar sauce
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 cm x 29 cm; 7 15/32 in x 11 13/32 in
- place made
- United States: Illinois
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- Work and Industry: Retail and Marketing
- Food
- Advertising
- Exhibition
- Food: Transforming the American Table
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1121844
