Oscar Mayer & Co. revolutionized the marketing of meat products. Mr. Mayer was a pioneer in the packaging of processed meats and introduced modem methods that ushered in the age of selfservice meat purchasing. At the time of his death at age 76. Mr. Mayer maintained his office at 1241 Sedgwick Street on Chicagos near North Side. He was born in an apartment at that address in 1888. Downstairs. his father. the late Oscar F. Mayer. an immigrant from Bavaria. and two uncles. Gottfried and Max. operated a small sausage business. Following his graduation from Harvard University. with honors. in 1909.
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