Foremost Dairies, Inc. 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 Foremost Dairies, Inc..
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1739
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Cardboard
Color
Cream (Color)
Red
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 13 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
on front of carton:
FOREMOST / GRADE "A" "400" / HOMOGENIZED / MELLOW MILK / lift here / f / ONE QUART LIQUID / GRADE "A" PASTEURIZED / FOREMOST / HOMOGENIZED / MELLOW MILK / WITH 400 U. S. P. UNITS PER QT. FROM / IRRADIATED ERGOSTEROL STEENBOCK PROCESS / ACCEPTED / COUNCIL ON . FOODS AND / NUTRITION / AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
on side of carton:
B124S / 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. / Certificate / WE CERTIFY THAT WE ARE COG- / NIZANT OF ALL THE REQUIREMENTS / PERTAINING TO THE PROCESSING / AND DISTRIBUTING OF THIS / PRODUCT. / WE FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THIS / PRODUCT WAS PROCESSED AND / DISTRIBUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH / THE SPECIFICATIONS AND REGU- / LATIONS OF ALL GOVERNING / HEALTH AGENCIES. / FOREMOST / DAIRIES, INC.
on back of carton:
FOREMOST / GRADE "A" "400" / HOMOGENIZED / MELLOW MILK / f / ONE QUART LIQUID / GRADE "A" PASTEURIZED / FOREMOST / HOMOGENIZED / MELLOW MILK / WITH 400 U. S. P. UNITS PER QT. FROM / IRRADIATED ERGOSTEROL STEENBOCK PROCESS / ACCEPTED / COUNCIL ON . FOODS AND / NUTRITION / AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
on side of carton:
3226 / Pure-Pak / Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. / CONTAINER - A PRODUCT OF / EX-CELL-O CORPORATION / DETROIT, MICH. / f / Plants in the Following Cities / BIRMINGHAM, ALA. (PERMIT #1) / MONTGOMERY, ALA. / DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. / JACKSONVILLE, FLA. MIAMI, FLA. / ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. / ATLANTA, GA. SAVANNAH, GA. / CHARLOTTE, N. C. / SPARTANBURG, S. C. / KINGSPORT, TENN. / COLUMBIA, TENN. / SHREVEPORT, LA. / FORT WORTH, TEXAS / HOUSTON, TEXAS / SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS / We Certify: - THAT THIS / PACKAGE WAS PROCESSED AND / DISTRIBUTED BY THE PLANT LISTED / ABOVE MOST ADJACENT TO ITS / POINT OF SALE. / FOREMOST / DAIRIES, INC.
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