Land O' Sun Light Cream 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)
Creators
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 Land O' Sun Dairies, Miami Beach, Florida.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1604
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Color
Cream (Color)
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 13 in
Width: 11.125 in
Inscriptions
on front of carton:
TO CLOSE / PRESS HERE / LIFT HERE / TO OPEN / LAND O' SUN / MILK CREAM ICE CREAM / UNGRADED / PASTEURIZED / LIGHT / CREAM / ONE QUART / LIQUID / PRODUCED IN MINN. / LAND O' SUN DAIRIES, INC. / MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
on back of carton:
ONE QUART / UNGRADED / PASTEURIZED / LIGHT CREAM / LAND O' SUN / MILK CREAM ICE CREAM / UNGRADED / PASTEURIZED / LIGHT / CREAM / ONE QUART / LIQUID / PRODUCED IN MINN. / LAND O' SUN DAIRIES, INC. / MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
on side of carton:
1116 / Pure-Pak / Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / CONTAINER - A PRODUCT OF / EX-CELL-O CORPORATION / DETROIT, MICH. / YOU'LL LIKE THIS NEW / PACKAGE BETTER / Never Used Before / Never Used Again! / [...] / No Bottle Deposit No Washing / Throw Away When Empty / No Bottle Return / Guaranteed 1 full quart
on side of carton:
C 118S / Covered by one or more / U. S. Patent No. / 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. / LAND O' SUN / PRODUCTS / GRADE "A" MILK / [...] / YAMI YOGURT / Betti Alan / ICE CREAM / Individual and large / Fancy Molds for All / Occasions
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