World Paper Bag Day: 5 lesser-known facts about the item

Paper Bag Day: 5 lesser-known facts about the every-day item Pixabay Mid-Day Lifestyle By Nascimento Pinto Published Jul 12, 2025 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

World Paper Bag Day Every year, World Paper Bag Day is observed on July 12 to celebrate the day the first machine to produce paper bags was made in the 1800s by an American Pixabay [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Who invented the paper bag? According to many media reports, American school teacher and inventor Francis Wolle invented the first paper bag making machine in 1852 and that changed it all Pixabay [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Mother of the grocery bag While Wolle invented it, Margaret E Knight, according to nationaltoday.com, further invented the machine to make flat boxy bottoms, earning her the nickname Pixabay [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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