Comments on: Machine Bottles Milk in Paper (May, 1933) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/18/machine-bottles-milk-in-paper/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/18/machine-bottles-milk-in-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-1047084 Stannous Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:25:27 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/18/machine-bottles-milk-in-paper/#comment-1047084 But this form, with the 'gabled' top weren't common until the 60s. The ones in the 1950s were wax and had flat tops with a pull up paper stopper. I recall when this type announced the easy-opening crease, about 1963. The tetra packs were common in Europe for milk and other fluids, not only used less paper but could pack more tightly into a case. They still are comparatively rare in the US. But this form, with the ‘gabled’ top weren’t common until the 60s. The ones in the 1950s were wax and had flat tops with a pull up paper stopper.
I recall when this type announced the easy-opening crease, about 1963.
The tetra packs were common in Europe for milk and other fluids, not only used less paper but could pack more tightly into a case. They still are comparatively rare in the US.

]]> By: Blurgle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/18/machine-bottles-milk-in-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-1047079 Blurgle Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:36:54 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/18/machine-bottles-milk-in-paper/#comment-1047079 According to Joel Levy, they did catch on. By 1950 John Van Wormer's factories were producing twenty million cartons a day. The industry blossomed when Swedish inventor Erik Wallenberg created the Tetra Pak and the Tetra Brik. They used less paper than Van Wormer's milk cartons and could be hermetically sealed. The Tetra Brik is commonly used these days for juice, broth, UHT milk, and milk alternatives. According to Joel Levy, they did catch on. By 1950 John Van Wormer’s factories were producing twenty million cartons a day.

The industry blossomed when Swedish inventor Erik Wallenberg created the Tetra Pak and the Tetra Brik. They used less paper than Van Wormer’s milk cartons and could be hermetically sealed. The Tetra Brik is commonly used these days for juice, broth, UHT milk, and milk alternatives.

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