Simple cardboard boxes play an important role, but often forgotten role in our modern society. It’s difficult to imagine that ever was before they were invented, but have only been common in the last hundred years. The story of this simple but important invention then.

The cartons are industrially prefabricated boxes, which are used primarily for packaging and materials or to move goods. The first commercial cardboard box occurred in England in the early 1800’s by Sir Malcolm Thornhil. The cardboard box was manufactured for the first time in the United States in 1895.

In 1900, the wooden boxes were being replaced by corrugated cardboard paper packaging. The arrival of flaked cereals increased the use of cardboard boxes. Kellogg Brothers were the first company to use cardboard boxes for their cereal products.

France has an even longer history of carton boxes dating back to 1840. This is identified at the Muse and du cartonnage et de l ‘ Imprimerie or otherwise known as the Museum of the Cardboard Box. It was used to transport goods to other countried such as Japan and areas in Europe.

Cardboard boxes and children

A common cliche says that if a child is given a new toy whether is be large or small, expensive or discounted, he / she quickly bored with the toy and play with the box instead.

Although this is usually say a little joke, children certainly enjoy playing with boxes, using their imagination to portray the box as a variety of objects.

 

As frequent is the reputation of carton as a toy than in 2005 a cardboard box that is in the Hall of Fame of the toy. It is one of few citizens rather than the specific toys mark to be honored with inclusion. In addition, made of a large cardboard box toy “home” (in reality, a wooden hut) cardboard box also added to the House, Fort – national game Museum in Rochester, New York-based.

Another bleaker use of a carton is the stereotypical image of homeless persons living in a cardboard box as a means as a roof over their head.

A vital element of trade, a toy for children, a home of last resort, these are only some of the functions performed by the cardboard boxes in the past two hundred years.