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Cardboard is a heavy wood-based type of paper, notable for its stiffness and durability. It was first invented in China some time in the 15th century, and is used for a wide variety of purposes. One of its more common uses is as a packaging material. Cardboard - History. The first commercial cardboard box was produced in England in 1817 [1]. Cardboard - Corrugation. In the mid 19th century, an ingenious concept enabled flimsy sheets of paper to be transformed into a rigid ...

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• Cardboard - Corrugation
• Cardboard - Prefabricated Containers
• Cardboard - Today's corrugated cardboard

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Cardboard, Cardboard - History, Cardboard - Corrugation, Cardboard - Prefabricated Containers, Cardboard - Today's corrugated cardboard

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The first commercial cardboard box was produced in England in 1817 [1]. Cardboard - Corrugation. In the mid 19th century, an ingenious concept enabled flimsy sheets of paper to be transformed into a rigid, stackable and cushioning form of packaging for delicate goods in transit. Corrugated (also called pleated) paper was patented in England in 1856, and used as a liner for tall hats, but corrugated cardboard would not be patented and used as a shipp ...

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Calvin and Hobbes is a comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson, following the humorous antics of Calvin, an imaginative six-year-old boy, and Hobbes, his energetic and sardonic—albeit stuffed—tiger. Syndicated from November 18th, 1985 until December 31st, 1995, at its height Calvin and Hobbes was carried by over 2,400 newspapers worldwide. To date, more than 30 million copies ...

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• Calvin and Hobbes - Syndication and Watterson's artistic standards
• Calvin and Hobbes - Merchandising
• Calvin and Hobbes - Style and Influences
• Calvin and Hobbes - Art and academia
• Calvin and Hobbes - Passage of time
• Calvin and Hobbes - Social criticisms
• Calvin and Hobbes - The main characters
• Calvin and Hobbes - Calvin
• Calvin and Hobbes - Hobbes
• Calvin and Hobbes - Supporting characters
• Calvin and Hobbes - Recurring characters
• Calvin and Hobbes - Recurring subject matter
• Calvin and Hobbes - Calvin's alter-egos
• Calvin and Hobbes - Monsters under the bed
• Calvin and Hobbes - G.R.O.S.S.
• Calvin and Hobbes - Mealtimes
• Calvin and Hobbes - Cardboard boxes
• Calvin and Hobbes - Wagon and sled
• Calvin and Hobbes - Snowballs and snowmen
• Calvin and Hobbes - Calvinball
• Calvin and Hobbes - School and homework
• Calvin and Hobbes - Distorted Reality
• Calvin and Hobbes - Calvin and Hobbes books
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A cocktail umbrella is a small umbrella or parasol made from paper, cardboard, and a toothpick, intended to be of the appearance of a small umbrella, and is used as a decoration in cocktails, desserts or other food and beverages. The umbrella is fashioned out of paper, which can be patterned, with cardboard ribs. The ribs are made from cardboard in order to provide flexibility and to hinge so the umbrella can be pulled shut much like an ordinary umbrella. A small plastic retaining ring is often fashioned against the stem, a too ...

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A Bag in a box (or a wine cask, handbag, goonbag, bag of goon is a method of wine packaging which consists of a bag (often referred to as a Scrote, due to a superficial resemblance to the male Scrotum) usually made of Mylar® or other plastics, filled with wine and protected by a box, usually made of cardboard. The bag is sealed by a simple plastic tap (also known as a 'goon trigger'), which is revealed by tearing away a small piece of cardboard and used to dispense the (usually cheap) wine. The wine cask was invented by Tom Angove of Angove's, a winemaker from Renmark, South Australia, ...

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In packaging, a Bag-In-Box or BIB is a type of container invented by William R. Scholle in 1955 for the storage and transportation of liquids. It consists of a strong plastic bag seated inside a cardboard box. The bag is filled by the manufacturer with the desired liquid, then sealed, and then the box is sealed. For use, the customer tears open a pre-cut window at one end of the box and connects a nozzle to a built-in port on the bag to pump out its contents. The BIB has many common commercial applications. The most ubiquitous is the use of BIBs to supply syrup to ...

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The Christmas cracker is an integral part of British Christmas celebrations. It consists of a cardboard tube wrapped in a brightly decorated twist of paper (making it resemble an oversized sweet-wrapper). The cracker is pulled by two people, and, much in the manner of a wishbone, the cracker splits unevenly. The split is accompanied by a small bang (produced by the effect of friction on a chemically impregnated card strip). The person with the larger portion of cracker empties the contents from the tube and keeps them. T ...

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An Advent calendar is a symbol of the holy season of Advent, celebrated in December near Christmas, another holiday season. The traditional calendar consists of two pieces of cardboard on top of each other. Twenty four doors are cut out in the top layer, with one door being opened every day, from December 1 to December 24 (Christmas Eve). Each compartment can either show a part of the Nativity story and the birth of Jesus, or can simply display a piece of paraphernalia to do with Christmas (e.g. Bells, holly). Advent Calendars ...

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A match is a simple and convenient means of producing fire under controlled circumstances and on demand. It consists of a short wooden or cardboard stick with a small head of flammable chemicals and a striking surface. A predecessor of the match, small sticks of pinewood impregnated with sulfur, was developed in China in 577. The first modern match was invented in 1805 by K. Chancel, assistant to Professor L. J. Thénard of Paris. The head of the match consisted of a mixture of potassium chlorate, sulfur, sugar, and rubb ...

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Coaster can refer to: Roller coaster Coastal trading vessel San Diego Coaster (commuter rail service) a small piece of material, usually composed of wood or of cardboard, used to prevent a drink and its container from contacting a surface, such as a table, and leaving a mark. To protect the surface or a table or of a bar from drips or from condensation, drinkers or waiters position a coaster before parking a glass on top of that coaster. A beermat is this kind of coaster. (see picture)

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A cassette single (also known as a "cassingle") is a music single in the form of a compact audio cassette. The format was introduced in the 1980s, when vinyl record album sales were declining in favour of cassette recordings; the cassette single was introduced to replace the 45 record in a similar way. Originally, cassette singles were released in a cardboard sleeve that slipped over the outside of the release. This was then shrink wrapped in plastic. As the cassette maxi-single was released, more intricate packaging was incorp ...

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Brillo Pad is a trade name for a scouring pad, used for cleaning dishes, and made from steel wool impregnated with soap. Andy Warhol, famous for making pop art out of commercial designs, built a statue replicating a stack of Brillo shipping cartons, made out of wood rather than cardboard. One of the simplest inventions, using existing and easily sourced materials, has helped millions in keeping cookware clean- and therefore free of germs. How many people might have succumbed to numerous diseases had the combined scouring ...

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Scissors are a tool used for cutting thin material which requires little force. They are used for cutting, for example, paper, cardboard, metal foil, thin plastic, food, cloth, rope and wire. They are also used for cutting hair and nails. Unlike a knife, scissors have two pivoted (or hinged ) blades. Most types of scissors are not particularly sharp; it is primarily the shearing between the two blades which cuts. Children's scissors are even less sharp, and are often protected with plastic. Although often used interchangeably with "scissors", the term shears are reserved by those in ...

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"Buzz Lightyear" is a fictional character appearing in several CGI films and cartoons by Disney and Pixar. He is available in the real world as a toy. He appears in two storylines: Buzz Lightyear - Toy Story. In the two Toy Story cartoon movies, Buzz is a plastic toy with electronic voice, spring-loaded wings, a blinking LED labelled "laser", and a rocket ship cardboard box. He has the memories of the Buzz Lightyear which appeared in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Buzz was a birthday ...

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An envelope is a packaging product, usually made of flat, planar material such as paper or cardboard, designed to contain a flat object such as a letter. The traditional type is made from a sheet of paper cut to one of three shapes : the rhombus (also referred to as a lozenge or diamond), the short-arm cross, and the kite. These designs ensure that when the sides of the sheet are folded about a delineated central rectangular area, a rectangular-faced, usually oblong, enclosure is formed with a symmetrical arrangement of four flap ...

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A box set (or boxed set) refers to one or more recordings, movies and television programs that are contained in a "box" made generally out of cardboard. Box set - Notable music recording box sets. (list in order of release date) Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live/1975-85 - Bruce Springsteen (1986) Crossroads - Eric Clapton (1988) The Beatles Box Set - The Beatles (1988) The Good, the Bad and the Live - Metallica ( ...

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The first London edition of the Memoirs in 1894 did not include "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box," although all twelve stories had appeared in the Strand Magazine. The first US edition did include the story, but it was very quickly replaced with a revised edition that omitted it. The reasoning behind the suppression is unclear. In Britain the story was apparently removed at Doyle's request as it included adultery and so was unsuitable for younger readers. This may have also been the cause for the rapid removal ...

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Cartons can be made from many materials, and in fact are often a composite. Most common is the familiar corrugated cardboard, made by folding cardboard into a rough semblance of a sine wave, and then pressing it between two more pieces of cardboard. Because of the triangular shape of the cavities, the addition of corrugation greatly increases the strength of the container. Often, cartons are made out of a single piece of cardboard, when the strength of corrugated cardboard isn't needed. Quite often this cardboard is waxed to form a moisture barrier. This may serve to contain a ...

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There are several repeating themes in the work, a few involving Calvin's real life, and many stemming from his incredible imagination. Some of the latter are clearly flights of fancy, while others, like Hobbes, are of an apparently dual nature and don't quite work when presumed real or unreal. Calvin and Hobbes - Calvin's alter-egos. Calvin's hyperactive imagination leads him to imagine himself as other characters with different powers and goals, sometimes vanishing into a fantasy to escape a diffic ...

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