McDonald's packaging: journey through time

Who knew that the humble apple pie came in so many flavours… including McDonald's flavour?! Photograph: daniel85r

The 1980s coffee cup. Slight downfall: if the caffeine rush makes you squeeze the cup too tight, you're in trouble. Photograph: daniel85r

1960s halloween bags. Archie McDonald was around long before Ronald. This winking little chef was originally named Speedee and had a hamburger for a head. Photograph: daniel85r

The clamshell AKA the environmentalist's worst nightmare. These styrofoam beauties were fantastic for sauce lovers - and breaking them up after the meal was also immensely satisfying. Photograph: daniel85r

1985. A classic Photograph: daniel85r

Even in the 60s, apple pies came with cautions "FILLING IS HOT!" Photograph: daniel85r

Chopsticks for your chicken mcnuggets Photograph: daniel85r

Ah! Now those chopsticks make perfect sense right? Photograph: daniel85r

These festive bags look slightly like the sort of thing you find in the back of your seat while flying economy Photograph: daniel85r

This one redefines the meaning of McDonald's packaging slightly. We don't know who designed Hello McKitty or whether they were able to secure another job afterwards. Photograph: daniel85r

A creation of 1985. Aside from it looks like the fries are rammed into a tissue box this is a piece of design genius Photograph: daniel85r

A cookie box timeline Photograph: Jason Liebig/flickr

Real onion rings from the very real 1970s Photograph: daniel85r

Along comes the 70s and along comes brown. Multiple shades of brown. But there's window to see the lifeless chickens in the hutch which is nice. Photograph: daniel85r

Daniel85r, the veteran McDonald's packaging collector explains "A full size box from the ill-fated McDonald's Pizza. From what I understand there were two versions of McD's pizza attempted: one a smaller pie-sized treat, and the other a larger personal pizza" Photograph: daniel85r

The 1987 double feature which appeared the same year as the supersize packaging Photograph: daniel85r

Vintage burger wrappers - you can almost hear a bun being embalmed in 1.3 seconds flat. Photograph: daniel85r

Festive mcnuggets. Served in a box covered in leaves and fruit. Photograph: daniel85r

1987 and supersize fries (and drinks) make an appearance Photograph: daniel85r

The McCafé in Guatemala. Apparently. Photograph: daniel85r

How do you think the more modern stuff compares? Photograph: daniel85r