Pennbrook Grape Drink Carton

THF801073 / Pennbrook Grape 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 for Ex-Cell-O Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, by the Kieckhefer Container Company, Jacksonville, Florida, et al., for Pennbrook Milk Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

71.1.1699

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.

Material

Cardboard
Metal

Color

Cream (Color)
Purple

Dimensions

Height: 5.5 in
Width: 3 in
Length: 3 in

Inscriptions

on front of carton: ONE PINT LIQUID / PENN / BROOK / GRAPE DRINK on side of carton: OPEN / PENN / BROOK / GRAPE DRINK / PENN / BROOK / GRAPE DRINK on back of carton: ONE PINT LIQUID / PENN / BROOK / GRAPE DRINK / CONTENTS: WATER, SUGAR, GRAPE CONCENTRATE, / GRAPE JUICE, FRUIT COLOR, LESS THAN 1 TENTH / OF 1% ADDED BENZOATE OF SODA, FRUIT ACID. / PRODUCED AT / PENNBROOK MILK COMPANY / LOMBARD AND 27TH ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. / PHONE: Kingsley 5-3880 on side of carton: PENN / BROOK / GRAPE DRINK / PENN / BROOK / GRAPE DRINK on top folds: [in two places] PUSH UP / HERE inside center fold: SPOUT on top fold: SEALED / Pure-Pak / (R) EX-CELL-O CORP. DETROIT, MICH. / YOUR PERSONAL MILK CONTAINER / [inside arrow] TO OPEN on top fold: N. J. APPROVED L-2 / PENNA. APPROVED I-2 / This container covered by / U. S. Patent No. 2,750,095, / other patent protection pending. / MANUFACTURED FOR EX-CELL-O CORP. BY / KIECKHEFER CONTAINER COMPANY / JACKSONVILLE, FLA. WHITTIER, CALIF. VANCOUVER, WASH. / DALLAS, TEX. HASTINGS, NEBR. THREE RIVERS, MICH. / CAMDEN, N. J.
Pennbrook Grape Drink Carton