Cracker Jack: The Men Who Started It All
 

I found this article in an old confectioners periodical and thought those Cracker
Jack collectors on the board may appreciate it.

This article is from the March 1910 issue of Confectioners Journal. It includes a
depiction of the new Cracker Jack plant in Chicago and photos of the Ruckheim
brothers, "Fritz" and Louis.

Also attached is a link to wiki about the company's early beginnings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracke...rly_beginnings

Enjoy,

ErikV

Thanks for posting this, Erick. If you can send it to leon@net54baseball.com I will re-post it much larger, by hosting it on my personal site and displayed here, so everyone can read it. It is kind of small the way it is. Thanks again....

a bit bigger....
 

For those of us with old eyes this might help. Thanks for sending it Erick...

http://luckeycards.com/ruckheim1.jpg
http://luckeycards.com/ruckheim.jpg

As someone who grew up in and around Chicago I always knew that Cracker Jack and a large number of confection products were made in the city but never had an idea where exactly the factories were. Next time I am in the city I may make a trip over to the block of Peoria and Sangamon to see what is left of this building.

Thanks for posting this as it was pretty interesting to read, even for someone who is not a CJ collector (but wishes he could be).

Interesting article that puts faces to names on the back of old cardboard. I'm not holding out much hope that anything is left of the factory. Looks like the area would have been obliterated by a freeway and university construction. But you never know.