Pennbrook Chocolate Drink 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)
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured for Ex-Cell-O Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, by the Cherry River Paper Co., Delair, New Jersey, for Pennbrook Milk Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1690
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal
Color
Cream (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 5.875 in
Width: 2.75 in
Length: 2.75 in
Inscriptions
on front of carton:
CHOCOLATE DRINK / LIFT / PENN / BROOK / CHOCOLATE / FLAVORED / DRINK / ONE PINT LIQUID
on side of carton:
APPROVED STATE BUREAU / Weights and Measures / PENNA. SERIAL No. L-2 / NEW JERSEY APPROVED / CONTAINS SKIM MILK, COCOA, SUGAR, / SALT AND VEGETABLE STABILIZER.
on back of carton:
CHOCOLATE DRINK / PENN / BROOK / CHOCOLATE / FLAVORED / DRINK / ONE PINT LIQUID
on side of carton:
PASTEURIZED AT / PENNBROOK MILK COMPANY / 500-520 SO. 17TH ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. / PHONE Kingsley 5-3880
on top folds:
NT 32 / S / SEALED SANITARY SINGLE SERVICE / Pure-Pak / Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / CONTAINER - A PRODUCT OF /C / S / EX-CELL-O CORPORATION / DETROIT, MICH. / MANUFACTURED FOR EX-CELL-O BY / CHERRY RIVER PAPER CO. Delair, N. J.
on top folds:
Covered by one or more U S Patent Nos. / 1,763,025 / [...] / 2,329,797 / OTHER PATENTS / PENDING
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