Western Maryland Dairy 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 Single Service Containers, Inc., Chelsea Massachusetts, for Western Maryland Dairy, Baltimore, Maryland.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1525
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Metal
Wax
Color
Cream (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 2.875 in
Length: 2.875 in
Inscriptions
on front of carton:
ONE PINT / Liquid / SELECTED / MILK / PASTEURIZED / STANDARDIZED TO NOT LESS / THAN 4% B. F. / Western Maryland Dairy / 1125 LINDEN AVE., BALTIMORE, MD.
on back of carton:
TO CLOSE / PRESS / HERE / TO OPEN / lift here / ONE PINT / Liquid / SELECTED / MILK / PASTEURIZED / STANDARDIZED TO NOT LESS / THAN 4% B. F. / Western Maryland Dairy / 1125 LINDEN AVE., BALTIMORE, MD.
on side of carton:
PENALTY FOR RE-USE $20.00 / Sealtest / SEALTEST SYSTEM OF PRODUCT PROTECTION / NATIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
on side of carton:
Sealtest / SEALTEST SYSTEM OF PRODUCT PROTECTION / NATIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
on fold:
Pure-Pak / REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. / SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINER / A Product of / EX-CELL-O CORPORATION / DETROIT, MICH.
on fold:
Covered / by one or more / U. S. Patents Nos. / 1,763,025 / [...] / 2,263,957 / Manufactured for Ex-Cell-O Corporation by / SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINERS, INC. / CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS
inside graphic on fold:
ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES / UNION / LABEL / COUNCIL / PHILADELPHIA / 30
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