Paper bag
Bag called in Germany generally deformable transport containers made of paper, plastic or other flexible materials for containing food, loose small objects and powdered materials. In Switzerland and in Austria the word is common only for funnel-shaped containers, for example for the cornet ( which exist in Austria only since the Nazi era, previously only in the Protestant area) or the ice cream cone, the latter especially in Austria ( the ) Stanitzel is called. In the case of an acute papery container - eg from newsprint and packaging for chestnuts - there's also the more accurate term Papierstanitzel or Zeitungsstanitzel. Otherwise, one speaks of bag into Austria from Sackerl. Until the 20th century they were among the most important utensils of retailing.
Etymology
The word is derived from the Middle Low German Institute ( for " horn " ), which previously only "funnel -shaped " designated (also known as wind instrument, see " toot the same horn ").
History
About the origin of the bag can only guess, but there can be Spitztüten without tools already produce from large leaves or skins, they are likely the oldest vessels belong at all. First literary evidence bags ( for spices ) there is from the 1st century AD Since about 1400 is manufactured in Germany paper and the paper bag comes in use. In the Erasmus Alberus of 1550 dictionary, the term " Dott " Date and 1555 can be found in a pamphlet: "If equal to the Scriptures otherwise nirgendts to serve, yet it is goood Darzu that one of the Blettern they Upon this written is Teutichen do and pepper or other Würtze into it does. " In the painting" Children's Games " by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. from the same period is shown a bag made of printed paper. The first factory for the production of cornets of paper written in 1853 in Allendorf. Rectangular shapes with flat bottoms could only since the construction of the block bottom bag machine 1901 machine-made and have been in the absence of one's own name also refers in large areas of the German language area as bags, because much was no longer the form but the function. Since 1908, the cellophane (brand name " cellophane " ) was invented, there was next paper bags also first transparent.
20th century
Until the mid-20th century everyday goods were largely offered free trade and the dealer counted or weighed the desired quantities from to stow them individually for the customer. Today, virtually all products are already packed more or less complex by the manufacturer and the place of the classic bag of both sides sealed sachet is kicked out of plastic, with a few exceptions such as the haberdashery and the candy sale at kiosks. In snack bars until the 1970s french fries were still being sold in Triangular bags made of parchment paper, similar to how it is still used in fish and chips in England common.
Beginning of the 20th century came to a special form of the already no longer funnel-shaped bag, the bag, a big block bottom bag made of strong paper with handles, a disposable product as a substitute for shopping bag or basket, which served as an advertising medium at the same time. Without handles, it is still in the United States, the usual packaging for everyday shopping. In Europe it has been since the 1950s, largely through the plastic carrier bag made of polyethylene displaced ( market share by 1970: approximately two thirds).
Similar containers
When bag is commonly referred bigger bags or cloth bags, especially for bulk materials (eg flour or charcoal for grilling ). The term bag can be used as a generic term and a synonym for bags and sacks (about trash bags ). Even smaller bags, especially in fabric or leather, are often referred to as a bag (about purse ).