150 PACKING IN CASES 



labeled cans leave the machine over a chute which slants from it. 

 As they are removed they are packed directly into cases. 



Wrinkles and Rust Spots on Labels. The attractiveness 

 of the package depends, largely, on the neatness of the label. The 

 use of too thin, too thick, or too much paste causes the labels to 

 wrinkle on the cans. The paste should have the consistency of 

 heavy dough and the paste wheel should be so adjusted that it 

 barely touches the passing cans. 



Frequently the labels of the cans show stains and spots. This 

 is especially true in the case of old goods, and is due either to a 

 poor quality of paper, the use of sour paste or the storing of the 

 labeled goods in damp places. Sour paste corrodes the cans and 

 causes them to rust. The rust penetrates the label and spoils 

 the appearance of the package. Trouble of this kind can be 

 avoided by preparing fresh paste every day. Paste saved from 

 the previous day is prone to sour and should not be used. The 

 storing of the labeled goods in damp places also often causes 

 rust spots as well as moulds on the labels. Thin and soft paper 

 labels more easily than thick, stiff and glossy paper. In the 

 latest types of labeling machines the use of ordinary paste has 

 been largely superseded by that of specially prepared glue, which 

 removes most of the objectionable features of the ordinary paste, 

 does not damage the label apd makes a neater package. 



PACKING 



The labeled cans are packed in cases holding from six to 

 ninety-six cans, according to the size of the cans. (One case 

 holds six 1-gallon cans; forty-eight 14-, 15-, 16-, and 20-ounce 

 cans; or seventy-two to ninety-six 8-ounce cans). 



The sides, bottom and top of the cases should be of material 

 about three-eights of an inch to one-half inch thick, the ends 

 three-fourths of an inch to seven-eights of an inch thick. The 

 cases are usually bought in the ''knock-down" shape and are 

 made up in the factory. Sixpenny cement-coated wire nails are 

 most suitable for this purpose. The cases are most economically 

 nailed by the use of nailing machines, which nail one entire side 

 or one side and one end simultaneously. The cans are usually 



