Elmer and his first wife Juliet were survivors of the Titanic sinking.
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Elmer Zebley Taylor, was born Sunday, March 13, 1864 Smyrna, Delaware.
He was a pioneer in the paper container industry and a consulting engineer for the Continental Can Company, Inc., of New York.
In 1910 he founded the Mono Service Company in Newark, New Jersey and in 1945 he sold it to the Continental Can Company, of which it is now the Mono Containers division.
He was vice president and general manager of the Mono-Service Container Co. of London and Paris, makers of the first disposable paper containers in the world, called Kleen Kup.
He began manufacturing paper cups in England in 1906 under the firm name of Mono Containers, Ltd., which had factories in ten countries. He designed and manufactured automatic machinery for moisture-proof containers for foods. He is often credited with being the inventor of the paper cup.
Mr. Taylor lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before going to England to reside. He returned to the United States in 1914. Mr. Taylor was a business partner of Fletcher Lambert Williams in the Mono Service Company, Paper Cup Manufacturers, and travelled extensively for the business. Mr. Taylor crossed the Atlantic sixty times and made two world trips.
Elmer Taylor was 48 when he and his wife sailed on the Titanic. Mr. Taylor and his wife Juliet were survivors of the Titanic disaster.
Mr. Elmer Zebley Taylor, and his wife Juliet were living in London, England when they sailed on the Titanic. The Taylors would spend many summers in East Orange, New Jersey, USA, and they were heading there at the time of the disaster.
They boarded the Titanic at Southampton as first class passengers (Ticket No. 19996, £52), they occupied cabin C-126.
Mr. Taylor reported that he was awakened by the impact. He and his wife got up and got dressed. Taylor knocked on his partner's door as he passed on his way to the deck. Williams answered and said he didn't believe it worth while to get up. He was not seen again.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were rescued in either Lifeboat 5. Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912.
After his wife's death in 1927 Elmer remarried, and lived in East Orange, New Jersey until his death on Friday, May 20, 1949 aged 85. He passed away at his home, 67 South Munn Avenue, after an illness of three months.
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Elmer Zebley Taylor, was born Sunday, March 13, 1864 Smyrna, Delaware.
He was a pioneer in the paper container industry and a consulting engineer for the Continental Can Company, Inc., of New York.
In 1910 he founded the Mono Service Company in Newark, New Jersey and in 1945 he sold it to the Continental Can Company, of which it is now the Mono Containers division.
He was vice president and general manager of the Mono-Service Container Co. of London and Paris, makers of the first disposable paper containers in the world, called Kleen Kup.
He began manufacturing paper cups in England in 1906 under the firm name of Mono Containers, Ltd., which had factories in ten countries. He designed and manufactured automatic machinery for moisture-proof containers for foods. He is often credited with being the inventor of the paper cup.
Mr. Taylor lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before going to England to reside. He returned to the United States in 1914. Mr. Taylor was a business partner of Fletcher Lambert Williams in the Mono Service Company, Paper Cup Manufacturers, and travelled extensively for the business. Mr. Taylor crossed the Atlantic sixty times and made two world trips.
Elmer Taylor was 48 when he and his wife sailed on the Titanic. Mr. Taylor and his wife Juliet were survivors of the Titanic disaster.
Mr. Elmer Zebley Taylor, and his wife Juliet were living in London, England when they sailed on the Titanic. The Taylors would spend many summers in East Orange, New Jersey, USA, and they were heading there at the time of the disaster.
They boarded the Titanic at Southampton as first class passengers (Ticket No. 19996, £52), they occupied cabin C-126.
Mr. Taylor reported that he was awakened by the impact. He and his wife got up and got dressed. Taylor knocked on his partner's door as he passed on his way to the deck. Williams answered and said he didn't believe it worth while to get up. He was not seen again.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were rescued in either Lifeboat 5. Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912.
After his wife's death in 1927 Elmer remarried, and lived in East Orange, New Jersey until his death on Friday, May 20, 1949 aged 85. He passed away at his home, 67 South Munn Avenue, after an illness of three months.
Elmer and his first wife Juliet were survivors of the Titanic sinking.
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Elmer Zebley Taylor, was born Sunday, March 13, 1864 Smyrna, Delaware.
He was a pioneer in the paper container industry and a consulting engineer for the Continental Can Company, Inc., of New York.
In 1910 he founded the Mono Service Company in Newark, New Jersey and in 1945 he sold it to the Continental Can Company, of which it is now the Mono Containers division.
He was vice president and general manager of the Mono-Service Container Co. of London and Paris, makers of the first disposable paper containers in the world, called Kleen Kup.
He began manufacturing paper cups in England in 1906 under the firm name of Mono Containers, Ltd., which had factories in ten countries. He designed and manufactured automatic machinery for moisture-proof containers for foods. He is often credited with being the inventor of the paper cup.
Mr. Taylor lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before going to England to reside. He returned to the United States in 1914. Mr. Taylor was a business partner of Fletcher Lambert Williams in the Mono Service Company, Paper Cup Manufacturers, and travelled extensively for the business. Mr. Taylor crossed the Atlantic sixty times and made two world trips.
Elmer Taylor was 48 when he and his wife sailed on the Titanic. Mr. Taylor and his wife Juliet were survivors of the Titanic disaster.
Mr. Elmer Zebley Taylor, and his wife Juliet were living in London, England when they sailed on the Titanic. The Taylors would spend many summers in East Orange, New Jersey, USA, and they were heading there at the time of the disaster.
They boarded the Titanic at Southampton as first class passengers (Ticket No. 19996, £52), they occupied cabin C-126.
Mr. Taylor reported that he was awakened by the impact. He and his wife got up and got dressed. Taylor knocked on his partner's door as he passed on his way to the deck. Williams answered and said he didn't believe it worth while to get up. He was not seen again.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were rescued in either Lifeboat 5. Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912.
After his wife's death in 1927 Elmer remarried, and lived in East Orange, New Jersey until his death on Friday, May 20, 1949 aged 85. He passed away at his home, 67 South Munn Avenue, after an illness of three months.
New Article:
(unknown source)
Elmer Zebley Taylor, was born Sunday, March 13, 1864 Smyrna, Delaware.
He was a pioneer in the paper container industry and a consulting engineer for the Continental Can Company, Inc., of New York.
In 1910 he founded the Mono Service Company in Newark, New Jersey and in 1945 he sold it to the Continental Can Company, of which it is now the Mono Containers division.
He was vice president and general manager of the Mono-Service Container Co. of London and Paris, makers of the first disposable paper containers in the world, called Kleen Kup.
He began manufacturing paper cups in England in 1906 under the firm name of Mono Containers, Ltd., which had factories in ten countries. He designed and manufactured automatic machinery for moisture-proof containers for foods. He is often credited with being the inventor of the paper cup.
Mr. Taylor lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before going to England to reside. He returned to the United States in 1914. Mr. Taylor was a business partner of Fletcher Lambert Williams in the Mono Service Company, Paper Cup Manufacturers, and travelled extensively for the business. Mr. Taylor crossed the Atlantic sixty times and made two world trips.
Elmer Taylor was 48 when he and his wife sailed on the Titanic. Mr. Taylor and his wife Juliet were survivors of the Titanic disaster.
Mr. Elmer Zebley Taylor, and his wife Juliet were living in London, England when they sailed on the Titanic. The Taylors would spend many summers in East Orange, New Jersey, USA, and they were heading there at the time of the disaster.
They boarded the Titanic at Southampton as first class passengers (Ticket No. 19996, £52), they occupied cabin C-126.
Mr. Taylor reported that he was awakened by the impact. He and his wife got up and got dressed. Taylor knocked on his partner's door as he passed on his way to the deck. Williams answered and said he didn't believe it worth while to get up. He was not seen again.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were rescued in either Lifeboat 5. Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912.
After his wife's death in 1927 Elmer remarried, and lived in East Orange, New Jersey until his death on Friday, May 20, 1949 aged 85. He passed away at his home, 67 South Munn Avenue, after an illness of three months.
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