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PHOENIX Celebrates 130 Years: 1910-1929 Timeline

Written by Beth Lopez | Oct 14, 2020 11:56:22 AM

1910-1929

PHOENIX continued to innovate the packaging industry in the early part of the century. After joining with Hermetic Closure of Chicago and forming Phoenix-Hermetic Co. the Cinch Cap, a cap with a flowed in rubber composition gasket was introduced creating a leak-free seal.

However, the most impactful innovation of the 1920s was the development of the Continuous Thread Closure, a technology that is still used today. The ability to standardize the thread on the closures allowed caps to universally fit different bottles and simplified the packing process.

The country experienced a rollercoaster in this twenty year time span of history. WWI, Prohibition, Women’s Suffrage, the roaring 20s all culminated with the defining stock market crash of 1929.