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Biography

Victor Wallace Farris was born in

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. He lived in

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and

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. In 1943, he founded the Farris Engineering Corporation, which became the largest

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manufacturer in the world until its merger with

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in 1968. Later, noting that glass milk bottles were so heavy, he invented and trademarked the paper milk carton. He also invented the paper clip, the Farris Safety and Relief Valve. However, a search of US patents reveals no evidence that Farris invented the paper milk carton or the paper clip. He owned seventeen companies with factories in the U.S., Canada, England, France and Australia. In 1956, he married Celia Lipton, a British-born actress and singer, and they moved into a house that previously belonged to the

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. They had two adopted daughters, Marian and CeCe.

References

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