Bread didn’t come in plastic bags until 1969. Before that it was either wrapped in waxed paper or cellophane.
1969 is still the ‘60s...right? I was born in 1962. Maybe it was the ‘60s & ‘70s, but the point is, that it was very common when I was growing up. One of those “didn’t everybody?” moments. No one in our town would think it strange back then. Even adults would often put bags over their church shoes and take the bags off after entering the church, leaving the bags in the back of the church for later.
1957 The first baggies and sandwich bags on a roll are introduced.
1958 Poly dry cleaning bags compete with traditional brown paper.
1966 Plastic bag use in bread packaging takes over 25 to 30 percent of the market.
1966 Plastic produce bags on a roll are introduced in grocery stores.