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

ONE-PIECE FOLDER

The one-piece folder is made from a single piece of double-face corrugated board, cut and creased in such a manner that when folded up it forms a complete, flat “box,” of any size arranged for. These folders are delivered in flat form to the customer who, after packing the goods, glues and seals each folder according to freight requirements.

TWO-PIECE FOLDER

The two-piece folder is made in many different sizes, and consists of two straight-cut sheets of corrugated board which, when folded together, form a closed box having four flaps at the top. The flat pieces, which are scored, are sent to the customer who folds and assembles them as needed.

Two-Piece Folder.

CORRUGATED PAPER TUBES

Corrugated paper tubes are very simple in construction and are used for holding bottles, glass jars, etc., protecting them from breakage during shipment in cases. There are several different styles of tubes as follows:

The single-face scored sheet is merely a square or oblong piece of single-face corrugated board, scored in three places in such a way that when folded and sealed at one corner a plain tube is formed.