Milk Maid Milk Carton
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Artifact Overview
The quest for a shatter-proof milk container prompted John Van Wormer to patent a paper carton in 1915. Many processors and distributors continued to use breakable glass bottles, but, after 1937, mechanized production made the disposable, wax-coated folded cartons inexpensive and indispensable liquid containers. The iconic design, a box with a gable-end top that, when opened, creates a pouring spout, remains the industry standard today.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carton (Container)
Creators
Place of Creation
- United States, Michigan, Detroit
- United States, Florida, Jacksonville
- United States, Washington, Vancouver
- United States, California, Whittier
- United States, Texas, Dallas
- United States, Nebraska, Hastings
- United States, Michigan, Three Rivers
- United States, New Jersey, Camden
- United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Creator Notes
Manufactured for Ex-Cell-O Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, by the Kieckhefer Container Company, Jacksonville, Florida, et al., for Pennbrook Milk Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Milkmaid Dairy Products Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1257
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Metal
Color
Cream (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 in
Width: 3.75 in
Length: 3.75 in
Inscriptions
on front of carton:
TO OPEN / Milk Maid / HOMOGENIZED / MILK / ONE HALF GALLON LIQUID / Milk Maid / PASTEURIZED / HOMOGENIZED / MILK / MILKMAID DAIRY PRODUCTS CO. / PHILADELPHIA, PA.
on sides of carton:
Milk Maid / PASTEURIZED / HOMOGENIZED / MILK / MILKMAID DAIRY PRODUCTS CO. / PHILADELPHIA, PA.
on back of carton:
Milk Maid / HOMOGENIZED / MILK / ONE HALF GALLON LIQUID / Milk Maid / PASTEURIZED / HOMOGENIZED / MILK / MILKMAID DAIRY PRODUCTS CO. / PHILADELPHIA, PA.
on top folds:
PUSH UP / HERE / SPOUT / PUSH UP / HERE / SEALED / Pure-Pak / (R) EX-CELL-O CORP. DETROIT, MICH. / YOUR PERSONAL MILK CONTAINER / [inside arrow] TO OPEN
on top fold:
10495 / PENNA. APPROVED I-2 - N. J. APPROVED L-2 / PATENT APPLIED FOR / MANUFACTURED FOR EX-CELL-O CORP. BY / KIECKHEFER CONTAINER COMPANY / JACKSONVILLE, FLA. WHITTIER, CALIF. VANCOUVER, WASH. / DALLAS, TEX. HASTINGS, NEBR. THREE RIVERS, MICH. / CAMDEN, N. J. / PROCESSED AND PACKAGED BY PENNBROOK MILK CO., PHILA., PA.
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