How Paper Boxes Are Made / A practical and instructive book telling how the beginner may manufacture all kinds of paper boxes, with special chapters on the printing department for paper box plants, embossing, gold-leafing, label work, etc.

by Robert F. Salade

OYSTER AND ICE CREAM BOXES.

Some concerns are making a specialty of ice cream and oyster boxes, and special automatic machines are used for printing, scoring and cutting the boxes to the required specifications. Oyster and ice cream boxes are made from Manila tag-board, and the inner side of the board is given a coating of sodium silicate (liquid glass) so as to make the boxes “water tight” to a considerable extent. Boxes of this class may be produced on cutting and creasing presses, with dies made of steel cutting and creasing rules, but as stated, this work is usually done on special machines having great speed capacity. An oyster box is glued and folded together, while an ice cream box is usually wire-stitched at the sides, and is equipped with a handle of tape. Oyster pails, and paper dishes are also wire stitched. We refer to paper dishes used by grocers for holding loose jelly, pepper sauce, lard, etc. The oyster pails have wire handles. These specialties offer a big field for the box maker who may also include milk bottle tops in this line.