Oakside Dairy Coffee Cream 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 with a pouring or drinking spout, remains the industry standard today.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Carton (Container)

Creator Notes

Manufactured by Julius Marquardt Co., Chicago, Illinois, for Oakside Dairy, Woodstock, Illinois.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

71.1.1700

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.

Material

Cardboard

Color

Cream (Color)
Black (Color)
Orange (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 5.75 in
Width: 2.25 in
Length: 3 in

Inscriptions

on front of carton: LIFT TO OPEN / PRESS TO CLOSE / ONE PINT / Oakside / DAIRY / GRADE "A" / Pasteurized / COFFEE CREAM / OAKSIDE DAIRY / WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS on sides of carton: Oakside / DAIRY / GRADE "A" PASTEURIZED / COFFEE CREAM / Drink fresh / wholesome milk / for Health's sake on back of carton: ONE PINT / Oakside / DAIRY / GRADE "A" / Pasteurized / COFFEE CREAM / OAKSIDE DAIRY / WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS on top fold: TRADE MARK REGISTERED / Containers Manufactured by / JULIUS MARQUARDT CO., CHICAGO / U. S. PATENTS / 2,358,124 2,390,909 2,412,666 / Other patents applied for or pending in / the U. S. and foreign countries / PRINTED IN U. S. A. inside logo: Z / NEVER-LEAK / CONTAINERS on top fold: ONE PINT COFFEE CREAM
Oakside Dairy Coffee Cream Carton