In the early 1900s, when people realized that kraft paper shopping bags were handy to carry...

By: vivian on quinta-feira, dezembro 08, 2016

In the early 1900s, when people realized that kraft paper shopping bags were handy to carry lunches, manufacturers realized making bags which were intentionally lunch-sized might be quite profitable. The iconic brown paper bag, mass-produced since 1852 by Pennsylvanian Francis Wolle, is still in wide use.

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