Knolle Jersey 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)
Date Made
1946-1957
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 Knolle Jersey Milk Products, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1737
Material
Cardboard
Color
Cream (Color)
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 13 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
on front of carton:
GRADE A PASTEURIZED / TO CLOSE / PRESS / HERE / LIFT / HERE / ONE QUART / Knolle / JERSEY / MILK / PRODUCTS / GRADE A / PASTEURIZED / From The World's / Largest Jersey / Herd / / MILK / CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
on side of carton:
B125S / Covered / by one or more / U. S. Patent Nos. / 2,025,477 / [...] / 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. / Knolle / JERSEY / MILK / PRODUCTS / MILK FROM KNOLLE JERSEY FARMS, / WORLD'S LARGEST JERSEY HERD, / ENTERS OUR PLANT DAILY / IN REFRIGERATED TANKS / YOU CAN COUNT ON / Knolle / QUALITY
on back of carton:
Knolle / JERSEY / MILK / PRODUCTS / GRADE A PASTEURIZED / MILK / ONE QUART / Knolle / JERSEY / MILK / PRODUCTS / GRADE A / PASTEURIZED / From The World's / Largest Dairy / Herd / / MILK / CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
on side of carton:
2580 / Pure-Pak / Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / CONTAINER - A PRODUCT OF / EX-CELL-O CORPORATION / DETROIT, MICH. / Knolle / JERSEY / MILK / PRODUCTS / PROCESSED ONLY AT OUR / MODERN KNOLLE PLANT / KNOLLE MILK FROM OUR / HERD TO YOUR HOME UNDER / INDEPENDENT LABORATORY / SUPERVISION / COWS SCIENTIFICALLY FED TO / PRODUCE MILK OF FINEST / QUALITY AND FLAVOR
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