| Papyrus is made from the sliced sections of the | | | | improved upon the Jones patent and invented a lined |
| flower stem of the papyrus plant, pressed together | | | | corrugated cardboard. |
| and dried, and then used from writing or drawing. | | | | Paper Bags |
| Papyrus appeared in Egypt around 2400 B.C. | | | | The first recorded historical reference to grocery |
| | | | paper bags was made in 1630. The use of paper |
| Papermaking - Greek Parchment Paper | | | | sacks only really started to take off during the Industrial |
| LOC | | | | Revolution: between 1700 and 1800. |
| Then There Was Paper | | | | Margaret Knight (1838-1914) was an employee in a |
| A courtier named Ts'ai-Lun, from Lei-yang in China, | | | | paper bag factory when she invented a new machine |
| was the first recorded inventor of paper circa 105 A.D. | | | | part to make square bottoms for paper bags. Paper |
| Ts'ai-Lun presented paper and a papermaking process | | | | bags had been more like envelopes before. Knight can |
| to the Chinese Emperor and that was noted in the | | | | be considered the mother of the grocery bag, she |
| imperial court records. There may have been | | | | founded the Eastern Paper Bag Company in 1870. |
| papermaking in China earlier than the above date, but | | | | On February 20, 1872, Luther Crowell also patented a |
| inventor Ts'ai-Lun did much for the spread of | | | | machine that manufactured paper bags. |
| papermaking technology in China. | | | | Paper Plates |
| Chinese Papermaking | | | | Paper foodservice disposables products were first |
| The ancient Chinese first made paper in the following | | | | made at the beginning of the 20th century. The paper |
| fashion. | | | | plate was the first single-use foodservice product |
| - Plant fibers such as hemp were soaked and beaten | | | | invented in 1904. |
| into a sludge | | | | Dixie Cups |
| - The sludge was strained through a cloth sieve | | | | Hugh Moore was an inventor who owned a paper cup |
| attached to a frame that also served as a drying | | | | factory, located next door to the Dixie Doll Company. |
| platform for the resulting paper | | | | The word Dixie was printed on the doll company's |
| Newsprint | | | | front door. Moore saw the word everyday, which |
| Charles Fenerty of Halifax made the first paper from | | | | reminded him of "dixies," the ten dollar bank notes from |
| wood pulp (newsprint) in 1838. Charles Fenerty was | | | | a New Orleans' bank that had the French word "dix' |
| helping a local paper mill maintain an adequate supply | | | | printed on the face of the bill. The bank had a great |
| of rags to make paper, when he succeeded in making | | | | reputation in the early 1800s. Moore decided that |
| paper from wood pulp. He neglected to patent his | | | | "dixies" was a great name. After getting permission |
| invention and others did patent papermaking | | | | from his neighbor to use the name, he renamed his |
| processes based on wood fiber. | | | | paper cups "Dixie Cups". It should be mentioned that |
| Corrugated Papermaking - Cardboard | | | | Moore's paper cups first invented in 1908 were |
| In 1856, Englishmen, Healey and Allen, received a | | | | originally called health cups and replaced the single |
| patent for the first corrugated or pleated paper. The | | | | repeat-use metal cup that had been used with water |
| paper was used to line men's tall hats. | | | | fountains. |
| American, Robert Gair promptly invented the | | | | We're more than just BUSINESS CARDS! |
| corrugated cardboard box in 1870. These were | | | | Our extensive list of products includes announcements, |
| pre-cut flat pieces manufactured in bulk that opened | | | | brochures, business cards, folded cards, calendar |
| up and folded into boxes. | | | | magnets, folders, greeting cards, invitations, labels, |
| On December 20, 1871, Albert Jones of New York NY, | | | | letterhead, magnets, photo cards, post cards, return |
| patented a stronger corrugated paper (cardboard) | | | | address labels, rubber stamps, stationary, pens, |
| used as a shipping material for bottles and glass | | | | T-Shirts, hats, car door magnets, window signs, |
| lanterns. | | | | websites, thank you's, holiday/greeting cards, wall |
| In 1874, G. Smyth built the first single sided corrugated | | | | calendars & more. |
| board-making machine. Also in 1874, Oliver Long | | | | |