Pennbrook 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 with a pouring or drinking spout, remains the industry standard today.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carton (Container)
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 Pennbrook dairy Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1651
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Metal
Wax
Color
Cream (Color)
Purple
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 2.875 in
Length: 2.875 in
Inscriptions
on front of carton:
HOMO VITAMIN D / LIFT / PENN / BROOK / PASTEURIZED / HOMOGENIZED / MILK / MODIFIED WITH VITAMIN D / 400 U. S. P. UNITS OF ACTIVATED ERGOSTEROL ADDED / ONE QUART LIQUID
on side of carton:
PENN / BROOK / PASTEURIZED / HOMOGENIZED / MILK / MODIFIED WITH VITAMIN D / 400 U. S. P. UNITS OF ACTIVATED ERGOSTEROL ADDED / APPROVED STATE BUREAU / Weights and Measures / PENNA. SERIAL No. L-2 / NEW JERSEY APPROVED
on back of carton:
HOMO VITAMIN D / PENN / BROOK / PASTEURIZED / HOMOGENIZED / MILK / MODIFIED WITH VITAMIN D / 400 U. S. P. UNITS OF ACTIVATED ERGOSTEROL ADDED / ONE QUART LIQUID
on side of carton:
PENN / BROOK / PASTEURIZED / HOMOGENIZED / MILK / MODIFIED WITH VITAMIN D / 400 U. S. P. UNITS OF ACTIVATED ERGOSTEROL ADDED / PASTEURIZED AT / PENNBROOK MILK COMPANY / 500-520 SO. 27TH ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. / PHONE Kingsley 5-3880
on top folds:
1 S / [missing]LED SANITARY SINGLE SERVICE / Pure-Pak / Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / CONTAINER - A PRODUCT OF / L U 87 / EX-CELL-O CORPORATION / DETROIT, MICH. / MANUFACTURED FOR EX-CELL-O CORP. BY / KIECKHEFER CONTAINER COMPANY / CHERRY RIVER DIVISION / DELAIR, N. J. BENSENVILLE, ILL. WHITTIER CALIF.
on top folds:
2015 / Covered by one or more U. S. Patent Nos. / 1,763,025 / [...] / 2,329,797 / OTHER PATENTS PENDING
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