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In 1856, Englishmen, Healey and Allen, received a patent for the first corrugated or pleated paper. The paper was used to line tall men's hats. However, this was not the corrugated cardboard we know today. In December 1871, Albert Jones of New York NY, patented a stronger corrugated paper (cardboard) used as a shipping material. This was the first cardboard and stronger than paperboard. Also in 1874, Oliver Long improved upon the Jones patent and invented a lined corrugated material. This was modern cardboard as we know it today- which led to the invention of the Corrugated Cardboard Box. American, Robert Gair invented the corrugated cardboard box in 1890. These were pre-cut flat pieces manufactured in bulk that opened up and folded into boxes.