St. Charles Dairy Milk Carton
THF800925 / St. Charles 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 the Kieckhefer Container Company, Cherry River Division, Delair, New Jersey, Bensenville, Illinois, and Whittier, California, for St. Charles dairy, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1545
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Color
Cream (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Length: 0.125 in
Inscriptions
on front of carton:
ST. CHARLES / PASTEURIZED / MILK / GRADE A / ONE HALF PINT LIQUID / St. Charles / Dairy / PASTEURIZED / MILK / ST. CHARLES DAIRY / NEW ORLEANS
on side of carton:
1354 / Pure-Pak / Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / CONTAINER - A PRODUCT OF / EX-CELL-CORPORATION / DETROIT, MICH. / ONE HALF PINT LIQUID / Instructions / FOR DRINKING / PRESS BACK / TOP / LIFT TAB / DRINK FROM / CONTAINER / ST. CHARLES DAIRY / NEW ORLEANS
on side of carton:
ST. CHARLES / TO CLOSE / press here / TO OPEN / lift here / GRADE A / St. Charles Dairy / PASTEURIZED / MILK
on side of carton:
T121 / 2 / Covered / by one or more / U. S. Patent Nos. / 1,763,025 / [...] / 2,329,797 / OTHER PATENTS PENDING / MANUFACTURED FOR EX-CELL-O CORP. BY / KIECKHEFER CONTAINER COMPANY / CHERRY RIVER DIVISION / DELAIR, N. J. BENSENVILLE, ILL. WHITTIER CALIF. / DAIRY PRODUCTS ARE YOU / BEST FOODS / USE MORE OF THEM / "Let your grocer be your / milk man" / ST. CHARLES DAIRY / NEW ORLEANS
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