Jan 7, 2017
Cardboard box which once held disposable paper finger bowls, c. 1915. The poem touts their labor-saving qualities, but their popularity was because they were touted as being far more sanitary than ordinary finger bowls of metal or glass. A box-making trade publication mentioned it:
Apparently, Mr. Miller’s concern about finger bowls had become a real issue. Restaruant patrons were concerned that the bowls were not being cleaned properly between guests. By 1918, the finger bowl had all but vanished from American tables.