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[edit] Merged
I merged from Corrugated board. I'm a little suspicious that may have been a copyvio. Google turned up nothing but it seemed like it might be out of a book. Here's the original version. Rhobite 02:06, Aug 4, 2004 (UTC)
- Corrugated board is not refered to as cardboard in the industry. The kraft paper employed is FIBREBOARD. CARDBOARD IS A MISNOMER. The first I ever heard of is a hand driven press that formed the single corrugated paper to protect glass products.
[edit] Sweaty hats
I changed the bit about sweaty hats, which I think was a confused extract from some external web pages. These pages generally say that the cardboard box came in 1817, and corrugated paper was invented in 1856 for cushioning hat linings - not for soaking up sweat. This doesn't rule out the possibility that flat cardboard was used before 1856 for stiffening hats. --Heron 12:53, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Thank you! Rhobite 14:46, Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Corrugated paper
It is called corrugated paper in the industry. I added this to the title paragraph but, perhaps, the article should be moved Rsduhamel 07:45, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- I believe that "corrugated cardboard" is the most common term in general usage, though, and according to Wikipedia:Naming conventions (common names) the most common name of something is the preferred name to use as an article title. Bryan 09:10, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Sorry, that's not exactly correct. I worked in the corrugated box and display business for 7 years, and 9 times out of 10 it is simply referred to as "corrugated". Thanks. -GC, 10-4-05
Good enough. That's why I commented here before moving the page. Rsduhamel 22:28, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Come now. Everybody who will be looking for it will surely be searching for 'corrugated cardboard'? Can't cardboard be not corrugated? Like card backing board? And why is there no mention of its insulating properties?
You are correct, cardboard is NOT corrugated. Corrugated board is corrugated, and cardboard is cardboard. Ne'er the twain shall meet! -GC, 10/13/05
stasinovis - I can't find a reference to this anywhere on the internet except for this page. yer sure u can
Another supporting interjection that corrugated and cardboard are absolutely different products. It has always boggled me, however, how an adjective like 'corrugated' could be commonly used as a noun in the industry, but it is. And I've regularly heard non-industry people refer to cartons as 'corrugated boxes'. I definitely think the 'corrugated' should link directly to this page, and the title should be either 'corrugated' or 'corrugated paper'. Funny, I also notice that 'chipboard' also links here - which is just kooky-talk. Who can fix this? Detriment 04:10, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
- Anyone can fix the first, since corrugated doesn't exist as a page. #REDIRECT [[Cardboard]] is what is needed. (Sorry, I don't know if you're new to mediawiki markup or not.) As far as moving the page to a different, it's probably best to review policies first, which seem to be linked from WP:MOVE. Sometimes, the "layperson" term should be used, IIRC. --GargoyleMT 14:08, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Chipboard?
Chipboard redirects here, but there's no mention of it in the article. PolarisSLBM 20:15, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
- I'm changing the Chipboard redirect to point to Particle board. If anyone knows a sense of "chipboard" that should point here, make a disambiguation page. Butsuri 01:09, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Cardboard dyed brown?
I've been unable to verify the claim that recycled cardboard is dyed brown. I ran across the fact on a website of dubious factuality, gullible.info. It doesn't appear to be truthful so I've removed it. Cr0ssfire 08:06, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
No, it is not dyed brown. Also, most corrugated liner (the paper sheets that are used to actually make the board) contains some recycled content. —GC 3/12/07
[edit] Re: Empire Packaging
I removed the bit about Empire Packaging, as it seemed wholly promotional and not germaine to the article. Let's just say there are many corrugated box companies out there, and many of them are quite a bit older than Empire Packaging. —GC 3/12/07
