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1986.5.7735.1
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Workers operating color press at Cello Bag Co., Seattle, July 1955
Order an ImageThe Cello Bag Company Inc. was founded in Seattle in 1949 by three Army buddies, William A. Norstrom, Dale M. Bennett, and Joseph L. Proctor. The company initially produced unprinted cellophane bags in their plant on Airport Way, and later utilized flexible-film plastic to manufacture bags for food. The plant moved to Rainier Avenue in the early 1950s, and then to an expanded plant in West Seattle after a 1955 fire at the Rainier Ave. location. The new plant featured a six-color press and high-speed production machines. The company moved to a new, larger plant in Tukwila in 1963, and remains in business in Tukwila as of 2017.
In this photo company partner Dale Bennet (left) and Merlin Middleton, pressman, operate the new color press, used to print on plastic bags, shortly after the company's relocation to the 16,000 square foot West Seattle plant.
Caption information source: Seattle Times, May 1, 1955, p. 44.
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
In this photo company partner Dale Bennet (left) and Merlin Middleton, pressman, operate the new color press, used to print on plastic bags, shortly after the company's relocation to the 16,000 square foot West Seattle plant.
Caption information source: Seattle Times, May 1, 1955, p. 44.
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 1986.5.7735.1
Date: 1955
Creator(s):
Hertz, Stuart B., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.7735.1, photo by Stuart B. Hertz
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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