Heinz 57
Henry Heinz made ketchup
(First called catsup) long ago,
Plus a host of other products -
Some you'd be surprised to know.
On a train in New York City,
Henry saw an ad for shoes;
There were 21 styles mentioned,
Quite a catchy lure to use.
Since he sold a lot of products,
(Over 60, so they say)
He picked 57, which is what
Their label says today.
He just liked the way it sounded -
In the brain that number sticks -
So it's been that way forever,
(Or since 1896.)
That's the second fact I learned
At the museum* about Heinz,
But the first one really threw me
As a writer of some lines.
On the early cans and bottles,
When he started in the biz,
Heinz included an apostrophe -
The catsup was Heinz's.
Doesn't Heinz sound so much better?
Sometimes advertising moves
Borrow some poetic license
So their product name improves!
*Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh
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