SLIDING BOXES FOR POWDERS AND LOZENGES.
The small-size sliding boxes are also used liberally by the drug trade, for powders, pills, lozenges, etc.
Sliding Box—Covered with gold embossed paper.
These boxes are made from light-weight manila, news, chip or straw-board, both the box and the sliding holder being covered with glazed paper, or fancy embossed paper. In some instances, the edges of the slide and box are trimmed, but in most cases plain covering is done. The box proper is made the same as a small set-up box. The sliding tops are made the same as the necks for square or oblong boxes. Nearly all sliding boxes are made by hand.
The sliding tops for this kind of boxes are first made in long sections, being cut and creased on a regular cutting and scoring machine to the desired widths. The long sections are then cut into smaller pieces on a machine like the Robinson Chopper, made by John T. Robinson Company, of Hyde Park, Boston, Mass. Necks for other styles of boxes are cut, scored and “chopped” in the same manner.
After the long sections for the sliding tops have been cut into the proper lengths, the covering is then done. The pieces of cover paper are cut on a paper cutter to the necessary sizes. The operator first pastes a sheet of the cover paper around the sides of the slide, leaving the edges of the paper projecting at each end of the slide. Then, with scissors, the operator cuts the projecting paper, at each corner, on an angle. The edges of the cover paper are then turned in on the inside of the slide. The box is covered the same as a large-size set-up box, the edges of the paper being turned in at the top and bottom. The corners of small sliding boxes are not always stayed, the covering paper being sufficient to hold the corners together.
Some sliding boxes are covered with white “watered” paper; others are covered with glazed plaid paper of various colors. Others, still, are covered with calico paper, or with gold star paper.