Polarprincessa t1_je8o6e7 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:37 AM

They did at one time at least…

fanghornegghorn t1_je9e6w6 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:27 AM

Yes. Envelopes

rebillihp t1_je9fsz0 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:44 AM

Well that just isn't a bag then

fanghornegghorn t1_je9ir8y wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:13 PM

Yes they are. The line between envelope and bag is thin.

OldeHickory t1_je9utov wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:51 PM

You think the definition of a bag includes a flat bottom?

WonderWmn212 OP t1_je9lqo5 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:39 PM

Here's an engraving showing a device for making conical-shaped paper bags.

cassieator t1_je9ql6n wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:19 PM

Yes, like the ones they put birthday cards into when you buy them at the store. I've night things that came in bigger ones every once in awhile - back when we used to go to stores

rebillihp t1_je9spty wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:35 PM

That's an envelope, not a bag. Not everything something can go into is a bag

LurkerPower t1_jeb12m0 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:34 PM

They're describing the bag that the clerk puts your greeting card and its envelope into.

TIL Margaret Knight (1838-1914) invented a machine to mass produce flat-bottomed paper bags and, after winning a lawsuit against a fraudster who copied her design, the patent was issued in 1871. Her first invention was when she was 12 years old (and began working in a factory). She had 87 patents.

rebillihp t1_je8kud8 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:58 AM