Foremost Dairies, Inc. Orangeade Carton, 1945-1957
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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 with a pouring or drinking spout, remains the industry standard today.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carton (Container)
Date Made
1945-1957
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured for Ex-Cell-O Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, by the Kieckhefer Container Company, Cherry River Division, Delair, New Jersey, Bensenville, Illinois, and Whittier, California, for Foremost Dairies, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1682
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Metal
Wax
Color
Cream (Color)
Orange (Color)
Green
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 2.75 in
Length: 2.75 in
Inscriptions
on front of carton:
HALF PINT / TO CLOSE / press here / f / TO OPEN / lift here / FOREMOST / Green / Spot / ORANGEADE / WATER, ORANGE JUICE, SUGAR / ORANGE OIL, CITRIC ACID / CERTIFIED FOOD COLOR
on side of carton:
FOREMOST DAIRIES, INC. / 121 BELL ST. MONTGOMERY, ALA.
on back of carton:
FOREMOST / Green / Spot / ORANGEADE HALF PINT / FOREMOST / Green / Spot / ORANGEADE / MADE FROM THE JUICE OF TREE RIPENED FRUIT
on side of carton:
MADE FROM THE JUICE OF TREE RIPENED FRUIT
on top folds:
2420 / SEALED / SINGLE SERVICE / Pure-Pak / Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / CONTAINER - A PRODUCT OF / EX-CELL-O CORPORATION / DETROIT, MICH.
on top folds:
229 / A 514 / Covered / by one or more / U. S. Patent Nos. / 2,025,477 / [...] / 2,329,797 / OTHER PATENTS PENDING / MANUFACTURED FOR EX-CELL-O CORP. BY / KIECKHEFER CONTAINER COMPANY / CHERRY RIVER DIVISION / DELAIR, N. J. BENSENVILLE, ILL. WHITTIER CALIF.
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