Vintage Express Tape Moistener by Better Packages Shelton, Conn. FREE SHIPPING

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Vintage Express 1 1/2 Tape Moistener by Better PackagesShelton, Conn.
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From Better Packages website, "Thomas Edison invented water-activated tape in 1912. The advent of the cardboard box prompted Edison to create something better than twine to close the boxes. Inventing water-activated tape was a huge breakthrough! For the first time people could actually seal a carton, rather than just hold it closed. The tape needed an efficient way to be dampened and be cut and it didn’t take long for the water-activated tape dispenser to be in invented. Better Packages was “born” in1917."
This vintage dispenser is all original. The body is made of cast iron and is painted a dark green color. The original decal is in nice shape, showing the company name, and a graphic of a man carrying packages in the center. An original roll of tape still sits in the dispenser, giving this a nice, complete look!
Overall, this piece is very clean. In fact, it still has the original inspection sticker from the factory on the bottom!
This Tape Moistener was used in a General Mercantile Store in Western Kansas in the early 1900s.
It measures approximately 11 1/2" inlength, 4" tall at the highest point, and 2 3/4" wide. With the tape roll included it weighs a little more than 5 lbs.
Condition is "Used".  Multiple pictures are provided so buyers may make their own assessment of the overall condition.
Sold as shown and shipped only with in the USA expedited by USPS Priority Mail.
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