Folding cartons are a very common sight in a regular household. A classic example is the cereal box. Let's look back at the origin years of this wonder product. In the 1840s, expensive items such as jewelry got stored in cartons. These cartons were hand-made and they needed strings and tacks to stay in place. Although it is Charles H. Foyle who is popularly known as the inventor of paper cartons, it was the Robert Gair company in 1879 which accidentally mass-produced paper cartons.
After this incident, there was no longer the need to cut these cartons manually, and thus, began the mass production of folding cartons. However, it was not until 1897 that these cartons started getting used in large-scale commercial purposes. As the first attempts were successful, other manufacturers followed soon. And why shouldn't they take this opportunity? After all, the process of packaging was inexpensive, the storage was easy, and each carton was able to become its own advertisement. Moreover, the "throwaway" culture of the USA triggered a need for something which was easily recyclable too. As a result, folding cartons started becoming more and more popular with every passing year.
