Candy Box with Extension Top and Bottom.
The John T. Robinson Company, of Hyde Park, Mass., has designed an extension edge machine which is especially adapted to this kind of work. The machine automatically glues and places the blanks on the tops and bottoms of the boxes, placing the blanks accurately into position so that the margins are the same on all four edges. Stacks of the blanks are set in the machine which is equipped with a glue-fountain and rollers for applying glue to one side of the blanks. As the operator places a box or lid on the form, an automatic feeding device moves the glued blank to the box or lid in just the right position. This machine is adjustable, of course, to blanks of various sizes. The Stokes & Smith Extension Bottom Gauge is another time-saving device for this kind of product.
Stack of Box Blanks with Bottoms Attached.
As mentioned before, the Stokes & Smith Wrapping Machine is well adapted to the work of wrapping candy boxes having extension edges, but when this or any other wrapping machine is used for such work, it is essential that the wrappers be cut out at the corners to suit the requirements.
Box Ready for Staying.
In the case of a padded top for a candy box, this top is applied after the cotton wadding has been put on and covered. First, the cotton wadding is loosely placed on the piece of box-board which is to form the top. Second, a sheet of heavy paper, same size as the wadding, is laid over the top of the wadding. Third, the top is then wrapped with the covering paper, turning in over the under-side of the top. Fourth, the covered, padded top is now glued to the top of the lid which has previously been covered on the sides. This is said to be the most efficient method for making lids with padded tops, although it is practicable to cover the lid while the piece of box-board and wadding rests upon it.
Development of the Wrapper.