Producers Dairy Coffee 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 that, when opened, creates a pouring spout, remains the industry standard today.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carton (Container)
Creator Notes
Manufactured by the Sealright Company, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, for Producers Dairy, Nashua, New Hampshire.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1693
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Wax
Color
White (Color)
Magenta (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 2.75 in
Length: 2.75 in
Inscriptions
on front and back of carton
Producers / DAIRY / ALL STAR / Producers Dairy / Nashua, New Hampshire 03060
on each side of top of carton:
TO OPEN / ALL STAR / Producers / DAIRY / COFFEE DRINK
on sides of carton:
Producers / DAIRY / ALL STAR / PASTEURIZED / coffee drink / 10 FL. OZ.
on top folds:
10-9039 I EZ /Sealright / SEALKING [R] PLASTIC COATED CARTON / 5 K - GT / MFD. BY SEALRIGHT CO., INC., KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64112 / SEE OTHER SIDE / ALL STAR REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. NO. 792,998
on top folds:
FLAP / 2 / TO FORM SPOUT / FLAP / PULL FLAPS FORWARD / 1 / PUSH FLAPS BACK AGAINST / CARTON TOP AND RELEASE / TO OPEN
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