“Family Owned

Since...”

This potato (above) was manually pushed through the slicer that gives Jones Potato Chips their descriptive name. The hand in the photo belongs to Bob Jones, president of the Mansfield-based company which traces its birth to Jones’ father Robert in1945—actually several years before that, but World War II intervened.

Naturally, the slicer is automated. It is a circular drum with knives of the marcelled shape that cut the distinctive form of the tasty chips at the front end of the modern production line in their new facility on Bowman St., just north of US Route 30.

Please stop by Saturday and Fogeyisms will accompany President Jones on a VIP tour of his shop which opened in January of this year.