Published Date:
03 June 2008
THE American designer of the Pringles potato crisp packaging tube was so proud of his accomplishment that a portion of his ashes has been buried in one of the iconic tall cylinders.
Fredric J Baur, of Cincinnati, died on 4 May at the age of 89. Mr Baur's children said they had honoured his request at a burial in suburban Springfield Township.
Mr Baur was an organic chemist and food storage technician who specialised in research and development and quality control for Procter & Gamble.
He filed for a patent in 1966 for the tubular Pringles container and for the method used to pack a stack of precisely curved crisps inside it.
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Last Updated:
02 June 2008 10:26 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
