Dinsmore Dairy Co. Milk Carton
THF801101 / Dinsmore Dairy Co. 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)
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 Dinsmore Dairy Co., Jacksonville, Florida.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1692
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Metal
Color
Cream (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 2.875 in
Length: 2.875 in
Inscriptions
on front of carton:
ONE PINT LIQUID / TO CLOSE / PRESS HERE / TO OPEN / LIFT / HERE / Dinsmore / DINSMORE GOLDI / GRADE A / PASTEURIZED / MILK / 4 - 5% B. F. / *VISITORS AT OUR FARM AND / PLANT ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED*
on side of carton:
Dinsmore / DAIRY CO. / V. C. JOHNSON & SONS / & BRADY S. JOHNSTON / 660 KING STREET PHONE 7-7477 / TRY THESE / Dinsmore / PRODUCTS / GOLDEN GUERNSEY / VITAMIN D MILK / [...] / COFFEE CREAM / *VISITORS AT OUR FARM AND / PLANT ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED*
on back of carton:
Dinsmore / GRADE A PASTEURIZED / MILK / PRODUCED IN FLORIDA / ONE PINT LIQUID / Dinsmore / DINSMORE GOLDI / GRADE A / PASTEURIZED / MILK / 4 - 5% B. F. / *VISITORS AT OUR FARM AND / PLANT ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED*
on side of carton:
Dinsmore / DAIRY CO. / V. C. JOHNSON & SONS / & BRADY S. JOHNSTON / 660 KING STREET PHONE 7-7477 / DAIRY PRODUCTS / ARE YOUR / BEST FOODS / USE MORE / OF THEM / *VISITORS AT OUR FARM AND / PLANT ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED*
on top folds:
2526 / Pure-Pak / Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / CONTAINER - A PRODUCT OF / EX-CELL-O CORPORATION / DETROIT, MICH.
on top folds:
TZZO / 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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