Background
Victor Wallace Farris was born in Buffalo, New New York
Victor Wallace Farris was born in Buffalo, New New York
While some sources say he invented the paper milk carton, no patent was ever filed under his name. He lived in Tenafly and Englewood, New Jersey. In 1943, he founded the Farris Engineering Corporation, which became the largest valve manufacturer in the world until its merger with Teledyne in 1968.
Later, noting that glass milk bottles were so heavy, he invented and trademarked the paper milk carton.
He also invented the paper clip, the Farris Safety and Relief Valve. However, a search of United States patents reveals no evidence that Farris invented the paper milk carton or the paper clip.
He owned seventeen companies with factories in the United States., Canada, England, France and Australia. They had two adopted daughters, Marian and CeCe.
While some sources say that he invented the paper milk carton, no patent related to milk packaging was ever filed under his name.
In fact, the patent for John Van Wormer"s folding paper carton was filed in 1915, when Farris was 5 years old.