1911 Ad Lea Perrins Sauce Bloody Mary Invention Heinz - ORIGINAL ADVERTISING EM1

This is an original 1911 black and white print ad for Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce. This company began around 1800, when local nobleman Lord Sandys decided to attempt to imitate a sauce he had tried in Bengal. Employing chemists John Lea and William Perrins, the two made an unsavory sauce and abandoned the leftover jars in a basement. When the chemists went back to try the sauce years later, they had discovered the aging process gave the sauce a delightful flavor. In 1921, a bartender at Harry's New York Bar in Paris had accidentally mixed vodka with tomato juice and Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce and inadvertently created the Bloody Mary. Lea & Perrins Sauce is now a product of the H. J. Heinz Company. CONDITIONThis 100+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++. Light aging throughout. No creases. No natural defects. No tears. No water damage. Product Type: Original Print Ad; Black / White Grade: Very Fine +++ Dimensions: Approximately 5.5 x 4 inches; 14 x 10 c