Ready for a little manufacturing nostalgia? Or just curious about how manufacturing advertising has changed through the decades? Then scroll through this slideshow and take a stroll through a century of manufacturing advertising and promotion - from Lipton in 1860 to Coca-Cola in 1963. (This ad is shown in a 1903 newspaper.)
Bio: Jill Jusko is executive editor for IndustryWeek. She has been writing about manufacturing operations leadership for more than 20 years. Her coverage spotlights companies that are in pursuit of world-class results in quality, productivity, cost and other benchmarks by implementing the latest continuous improvement and lean/Six-Sigma strategies. Jill also coordinatesIndustryWeek’s Best Plants Awards Program, which annually salutes the leading manufacturing facilities in North America.