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May 28, 1919
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada
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California Walnut Growers' Association offers $10,000 prize for efficient walnut branding device, epitomizing Western development from cattle to nuts. Receives thousands of submissions; requires high-capacity, low-cost operation.
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WALNUT BRAND WORTH $10,000
(By Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 28
From branding cattle to branding walnuts!
Thus, from one viewpoint, is epitomized the development of the west.
The California Walnut Growers' association has offered $10,000 for a device which will place its brand in a satisfactory and inexpensive manner upon every walnut in its yearly pack.
In response, the association has received nearly 7000 letters, several hundred blueprints and other engineering plans and scores of miniature machines, which, their inventors declare, will perform the work.
One suggestion was the wrapping of the nuts in branded tissue paper, but this was rejected because it would conceal the nut which is its own best advertisement.
The association stipulates that any device submitted must be capable of branding at least 2000 pounds of walnuts an hour
Be capable of construction in units, so that a branding capacity of 15,000 pounds an hour can be attained
Not to cost for operation more than 10 cents per 100 pounds
As walnuts run about 40 to the pound, the machine ultimately to be accepted must brand 4000 for one cent.
(By Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 28
From branding cattle to branding walnuts!
Thus, from one viewpoint, is epitomized the development of the west.
The California Walnut Growers' association has offered $10,000 for a device which will place its brand in a satisfactory and inexpensive manner upon every walnut in its yearly pack.
In response, the association has received nearly 7000 letters, several hundred blueprints and other engineering plans and scores of miniature machines, which, their inventors declare, will perform the work.
One suggestion was the wrapping of the nuts in branded tissue paper, but this was rejected because it would conceal the nut which is its own best advertisement.
The association stipulates that any device submitted must be capable of branding at least 2000 pounds of walnuts an hour
Be capable of construction in units, so that a branding capacity of 15,000 pounds an hour can be attained
Not to cost for operation more than 10 cents per 100 pounds
As walnuts run about 40 to the pound, the machine ultimately to be accepted must brand 4000 for one cent.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Walnut Branding
Invention Prize
Agricultural Innovation
California Walnuts
Device Contest
What entities or persons were involved?
California Walnut Growers' Association
Where did it happen?
Los Angeles, Cal.
Story Details
Key Persons
California Walnut Growers' Association
Location
Los Angeles, Cal.
Event Date
May 28
Story Details
The California Walnut Growers' association offers $10,000 for a device to brand walnuts efficiently, receiving nearly 7000 letters, blueprints, and miniature machines. Suggestions like branded tissue paper are rejected. The device must brand at least 2000 pounds per hour, scalable to 15,000 pounds, costing no more than 10 cents per 100 pounds, or 4000 nuts for one cent.