The Sackville Paper Box Factory (1907-1962) was one of the few businesses in town that employed women full time.

In 1902 Bedford Crossman built a three storey building, which was a Carriage Factory on Main Street in Sackville. In 1907 some local businessmen purchased this building and began the factory operation of the Paper Box Factory with Azor Wentworth Davis as their foreman. Having worked in the Brown Paper Box Company in Saint John, he had previous experience.

Florence Cook's grand father, A.W. Davis took over full control of the company in 1918the company. She along with many other women worked there.

In 1937 Davis got a patent for making a berry box , which was quite significant to the success of the Paper Box Factory. It was considered one of the best in the industry and the factory workers did a run of even up to 1,000,000 boxes.

The company designed and made boxes for many companies, such as, T. Eaton Co. , Hayward and Warwick, Henderson and Cudmore, La Salle Confectionery etc.

Sources of information: 'The Case of Florence Cook Uncovering Local Women's History' in White Fence Issue #100

Sackville Paper Box Co.