Producers Milk 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 that, when opened, creates a pouring spout, remains the industry standard today.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carton (Container)
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured by the Sealright Company, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, for Producers Milk Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1538
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Wax
Color
Blue
Red
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 2.75 in
Length: 2.75 in
Inscriptions
on sides of carton:
TO OPEN / GRADE / A / PASTEURIZED / HOMOGENIZED / STANDARDIZED / 3.5% BUTTERFAT / PRODUCERS / VITAMIN D MILK / GRADE A / PASTEURIZED HOMOGENIZED / STANDARDIZED 3.5% BUTTERFAT / VITAMIN D / MILK / 400 U. S. P. UNITS VITAMIN D ADDED PER QUART / PRODUCERS MILK CO. / CLEVELAND, OHIO 44109 / HALF PINT
on top folds:
8 - 9419 - 2 - EZ / 8 - 9419 - 3 - EZ / Sealright / SEALKING [R] PLASTIC COATED CARTON / 5 M - GT / MFD. BY SEALRIGHT CO., INC., KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64112 / SEE OTHER SIDE
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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