Pure-Pak Display Carton
THF800984 / Pure-Pak Display 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 by the Gardner-Richardson Co., Middletown, Ohio, for Ex-Cell-O Corporation, Detroit, Michigan.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1667
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Metal
Wax
Color
Cream (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 2.75 in
Length: 2.75 in
Inscriptions
on front of carton:
TO CLOSE / PRESS HERE / TO OPEN / LIFT HERE / ONE QUART / PURE-PAK / Pasteurized - Homogenized / MILK / THIS PURE-PAK DISPLAY CARTON / Manufactured by / THE GARDNER - RICHARDSON CO. / Middletown, Ohio
on sides of carton:
{around image of woman holding milk carton] MAKE AMERICA STRONG / BY MAKING AMERICANS STRONGER / Milk FOR / HEALTH / and / ECONOMY
on back of carton:
ONE QUART / PASTEURIZED / HOMOGENIZED / MILK / PURE-PAK / Pasteurized - Homogenized / MILK / THIS PURE-PAK DISPLAY CARTON / Manufactured by / THE GARDNER - RICHARDSON CO. / Middletown, Ohio
on top fold:
Pure-Pak / Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINER / A Product of / EX-CELL-O CORPORATION / DETROIT, MICH.
on top fold:
COVERED / ONE OR MO[missing] / [missing]S. PATENTS N[missing] / [missing],029 / [...] / 2,263,957 / Manufactured for Ex-Cell-O Corporation / by THE GARDNER-RICHARDSON CO / MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
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