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when were plastic caps first used - 4/5/2006 9:42:51 PM    ehkahk   Posts: 81 Joined: 1/29/2006 Status: offline When were plastic screw on caps used on bottles? Post #: 1

RE: when were plastic caps first used - 4/6/2006 3:24:33 PM    bottlediger Posts: 1366 Joined: 2/19/2006 From: York Pa Status: offline I would say 30s more common in 40's and up however (in reply to ehkahk) Post #: 2

RE: when were plastic caps first used - 4/6/2006 4:17:11 PM    ehkahk   Posts: 81 Joined: 1/29/2006 Status: offline that early, hrm ok thanks, that's changed my thoughts on some things. Thanks :) (in reply to ehkahk) Post #: 3

RE: when were plastic caps first used - 4/7/2006 2:18:19 AM    madman   Posts: 4665 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline yo e, my research shows owens illinois made the first plastic closures in 1932 happy hunting mike (in reply to ehkahk) Post #: 4

RE: when were plastic caps first used - 4/7/2006 4:12:35 PM    bottleboy311 Posts: 173 Joined: 11/22/2005 From: Central Florida Status: offline Plastics have been around for a long time. Dupont worked on plastics at the turn of the century and Goodyear Rubber Company worked on plastics in the early 20's. However, Plastics, as we know it, were not widely used until after WW II, because in the 30's there was only a handful of types on plastics, and many forms were brittle and not always consistant. They had barely began with the R & D to provide us with the plastics of today. Plastic back than was called synthetic rubber or polymor. Durning WW II, we developed many new forms of plastics. Most were the results of war needs and domestic needs brought on by the war. Though the plastic lid was developed in the 30's, it was not used widely. Probably because there was only a few type of plastics and they did not have the structure, strength or stability needed to close and seal a jar or bottle. Also I was told that there was no FDA approval on plastic packaging until the mid/late 40's. (Most lids would have been used to close food and beverage products). So we did not really see them until after the war. That is when packaging companies began experimenting more with plastic. Lee _____________________________ I was feeling sorry for myself because I had no shoes. Than I met a man who had no feet. So I said, .............. "Freind, can I have your shoes?" (in reply to ehkahk) Post #: 5

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