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Can Goods
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Can Goods
The birth of the modern packaging
industry occurred in 1810 when two inventors, Auguste de Heine and Peter Durand, took out patents on iron and tin containers, called cans, for preserving foods (Canning). During the 19th and early 20th centuries, advances in container fabrication resulted in development of most of the standard metal and paper containers in use today. The development of mechanical printing processes, photoengraving, and process color printing also made it possible to decorate the containers |