| Brown paper bags where first mentioned in historical | | | | Knight and is credited with about 90 inventions and |
| reference that paper bags where being produced | | | | 22 patents. Her patents covered textile and |
| back in 1630 for use as paper grocery bags and | | | | shoe-making machinery, domestic devices, and even |
| manufactured by hand. In 1852 an American named | | | | a automobile engine. Her greatest success however, |
| Francis Wolle invented the paper bag- making | | | | was the first machine to make block bottom bags |
| machine. He patented it in the United States in 1852 | | | | while working at the Columbia Paper Bag Company in |
| and later in France and England. It was the first of its | | | | Springfield, Massachusetts. At first her employer |
| kind, and covered the fundamental design of many | | | | complained that she was spending too long on the |
| similar machines that are still used today. Further | | | | device. When she told him she might consider selling |
| advancements during the 1870s included glued paper | | | | the rights if it worked, he gave in. After doing |
| sacks and the gusset design. | | | | thousands of trial bags on a wooden machine, she |
| The Union Paper Bag Machine Company was setup | | | | had a iron one manufactured in Boston. |
| by Francis Wolle and his brother in 1869. They | | | | Kevin Thomas works for Davpack, a UK packaging |
| opened their factory in in Savannah, Georgia and | | | | supplier. Their friendly staff are waiting to help you |
| employed over 500 workers. The next major | | | | choose the right paper bags. Text and content © |
| advancement in paper bags occurred with Margaret | | | | Copyright of Davenport Paper Co. |