Editing Corrugated fiberboard (section)

==History==
Corrugated (also called pleated) paper was [[patent]]ed in England in 1856, and used as a liner for tall [[hat]]s, but corrugated boxboard was not patented and used as a shipping material until 20 December 1871. The patent was issued to [[Albert Jones (inventor)|Albert Jones]] of [[New York City]] for single-sided (single-face) corrugated board.<ref>{{US patent reference |number=122,023| inventor=Albert L. Jones| y=1871| m=12| d=19 |title=Improvement In Paper For Packing}}</ref> Jones used the corrugated board for wrapping bottles and glass lantern chimneys. The first machine for producing large quantities of corrugated board was built in 1874 by G. Smyth, and in the same year [[Oliver Long]] improved upon Jones' design by inventing corrugated board with liner sheets on both sides,<ref>{{US patent reference |number=150,588| inventor=Oliver Long| y=1874| m=05| d=05 |title=Packings For Bottles, Jars, & C.}}</ref> thereby inventing corrugated board as it came to be known in modern times.

Scottish-born [[Robert Gair]] invented the pre-cut [[paperboard]] box in 1890&nbsp;– flat pieces manufactured in bulk that folded into boxes. Gair's invention resulted from an accident. He was a Brooklyn printer and paper-bag maker during the 1870s. While he was printing seed bags, a metal ruler used to crease bags shifted in position and cut them. Gair discovered that by cutting and creasing in one operation he could make prefabricated paperboard boxes.  Applying this idea to corrugated boxboard was a straightforward development when the material became available in the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/magazine/cardboard-international-paper.html | title=Where Does All the Cardboard Come From? I Had to Know | work=The New York Times | date=28 November 2022 | last1=Shaer | first1=Matthew }}</ref><ref>
{{cite book | title = Cartons, crates and corrugated board: handbook of paper and wood packaging technology | author = Diana Twede and Susan E. M. Selke | publisher = DEStech Publications | year = 2005 | isbn = 978-1-932078-42-8 | pages = 41–42, 55–56 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=kc0MSzFvrH8C&q=robert-gair%20box&pg=PA41 }}</ref>

The corrugated box was first used for packaging glass and pottery containers. In the mid-1950s, the corrugated fiberboard case enabled fruit and produce to be shipped from farm to retailer without bruising, improving the return to producers and opening export markets.