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How Do You Make Cup Lids?

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Most coffee cup lids are made from plastic #6 soda cup lids are usually made from plastic #7, and might be marked “Other.” Lids for plastic cups are generally made from plastic #1. What are cup lids made of? Most coffee cup lids are made from plastic #6 Soda cup lids are usually made from … Read more

Who Invented The Coffee Lid?

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The lid’s design was invented by Morris Philip of Bronx, New York and is covered by patent number 4,394,928 granted July 26, 2983. Architects and collectors Louise Harpman and Scott Specht donated 56 plastic cup lids to the National Museum of American History in 2012. When was the cup lid invented? The very earliest patent … Read more