In 1985 I worked in a factory on a line producing tubes of vitamin A&D ointment (similar packaging to toothpaste tubes.) The filling of the boxes with the tube

In 1985 I worked in a factory on a line producing tubes of vitamin A&D ointment (similar packaging to toothpaste tubes.) The filling of the boxes with the tubes was actually done manually, I suppose because ointment is higher margin, lower volume. We also produced foil packs (like fast food ketchup packets). That machine was the coolest mechanical device I've ever worked with.